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, because whenever I see a recipe for it, it indicates that you should salt it and soak it […]
Month: September 2008
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 so many things to do with just carrots. I went out to the garden and pulled a handful […]
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. These heirlooms are doing very well right now, and I’m going to be so sad to see them […]
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 quick bread with craisins thrown in as well. As that one baked, I prepared the second one, a […]
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 ended up with something that was not a bread at all. It was dry and powdery- the liquid […]
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 than a bowl of nourishing soup and a hunk of crusty homemade bread. Last night, I even gave […]
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 again in the future, because to me it’s inspiring. When I first began hearing of local and seasonal […]
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 spent some time at some one’s house where they were picking large green onions. They proceeded to take […]
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 fish I’d made and that it really was a fantastic recipe. Except that, of course, my kids hated […]
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 think I’m pleased with it, but I’d love to know what you think!
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 for company or while we are away just before dinner. It’s very seldom that I actually use the […]
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 soup, and two, I really don’t like my grilled cheese dunked in it. But for some reason, when […]