Monthly Archive

September 2008

The Best Use For Eggplant…That I Know Of

I’m just not totally in love with eggplant.  I like it okay… it’s done a good job for me in stir frys and roasted vegetable dishes. Regular supermarket eggplant you can keep,...

Carrots To Clamor For

After spending all that time processing carrots a week ago, I decided that I was in the mood to do something with carrots for dinner. The problem is that there are only...

Finally! Red Gold!

Yesterday I went out to the garden to pick tomatoes.  I’ve been doing that about every other day these days, and each time I’ve been getting a decent sized harvest of tomatoes. ...

We Have A Winner!

I had this post planned as I baked away this morning.  I had found two recipes for apple bread which sounded promising.  The first one that went in was a basic apple...

Looking For An Apple Quick Bread

Do you know of one?  That actually tastes good?  Last night I made an apple bread that had high reviews on a recipe site… okay, first of all, mixed as written, I...

The Return of Soup of The Week

With cooler weather upon us, and a weekly dance class session that keeps us out until close to bedtime, soup makes its natural return.  There is nothing better for a late meal...

Freezing For Later

Have you read the book “Animal, Vegetable, Miracle” by Barbara Kingsolver?  If you haven’t, you really should give it a shot.  I’ve read it twice, and I’m sure I’ll be reading it...

One Of The Single Best Bites…Ever!

No, really. It began with an episode of No Reservations, and seeing Anthony Bourdain travel to Spain. (This link will take you to the video clip.) While he was in Spain, he...

The Best of Intentions

I was all excited to post today.  Last night as I prepared a new recipe for dinner, I just imagined the post I would write, about how we all simply loved the...

A New Season Is Upon Us

And that means a new look is in order!  As always, please let me know if you have any problems or suggestions and I will do what I can.  So far I...

A Rare Crock-Pot Find

As regular readers may know, it’s few and far between that I find an actual crock-pot recipe that I love.  Most often, my crocks are used simply for keeping food warm, whether...

Have Extra Tomatoes? Make Soup!

One of my kids absolute favorite meals is tomato soup and grilled cheese.  Don’t ask me where they get that from.  For one, I don’t much care for the standard canned tomato...