Another Great Corn Recipe: Sauteed Corn with Fresh Herbs Galore
Sure everyone loves corn on the cob. But after the first few butter-slathered corn on the cobs of the season, most folks start to wonder what to do with all those ears of corn. We had a bunch from our...
View ArticleLate Summer Crunchy Veggie Salad
I had called this a vegetable and brown rice salad in an earlier post, and realized that it makes it sounds awfully boring. Very health food store-y, and not in a good way. So I’ve re-branded my...
View Article3 Reasons to Make Homemade Vegetable Stock
Why bother to make your own stock from scratch? Easier to use it from the tetra-pak, aluminum can, or make it from a bouillon cube, right? I don’t disagree, and in a pinch, I will do the same. And not...
View ArticleA Tale of Two Shrooms: Leek and Shiitake Mushroom Risotto & the Aftermath
Summary statement for this post: Make more than you need, it’s better on Day 2. I love making risotto, though it is strictly a weekend activity because it does take more than 30 minutes to prepare. But...
View ArticleTuesday Night & What’s for Dinner? My Take on Pizzoccheri
The weather was turning nasty yet again, and I was feeling like something cozy and hearty for dinner. I was thinking about a pasta dish with some vitamins/vegetables. Pizzoccheri came to mind, which is...
View ArticleBye Bye Pepperidge Farm: DIY Stuffing Recipe Selected
Bye Bye: Pepperidge Farm Stuffing in a bag First time ever: I will stray from my trusted Pepperidge Farm dry stuffing “foundation” in a bag. It is my family’s tradition – what my mom always made, and...
View ArticlePoached Eggs in Tunisian Red Pepper Sauce Sounds Better Than Green Juice
Poached Eggs with Tunisian Red Pepper Sauce & Chickpeas with Leeks, Spinach and Smoked Paprika. Courtesy of Bon Appetit And it looks and tastes a heck of a lot better, too. This is post #2 in my...
View ArticleInspiration for Sunday Brunch: Spanish Tortilla and Crisp Winter Salad
Spanish Tortilla served with Escarole Salad I must give credit where credit is due. This meal was largely Hubs’ inspiration. In our penultimate CSA pick-up, we had a carton of freshly dug potatoes and...
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