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Grilled Cheese with Bread and Butter Pickles

By Eliot, on May 31st, 2016%

It’s time for Cook the Books. Kathleen Flinn is the featured author and I enjoyed her memoir of food, recipes and love from her adventurous and sometimes eccentric family. I probably chose the strangest recipe to feature this month….Grilled Cheese and Bread & Butter Pickles . . . → Read More: Grilled Cheese with Bread and Butter Pickles

Fresh Mint Ice Cream with Cacao Nibs

By Eliot, on May 10th, 2016%

A garden update and a cookbook review of “Sweeter Off the Vine” by Yossy Arefi. . . . → Read More: Fresh Mint Ice Cream with Cacao Nibs

Bee-Friendly Gardens

By Eliot, on March 31st, 2016%

Become a pollinator steward and plant a bee friendly garden. Not only will you be helping the bees, you will also have a garden to envy with year-long blooms and an abundant vegetable harvest. . . . → Read More: Bee-Friendly Gardens

Unprejudiced Palate Italian Soup

By Eliot, on March 28th, 2016%

Although spring has sprung, it is still a good time for soup, especially with our up and down temperatures. I created a warming soup for a cold spring day and to celebrate this round of Cook the Books. . . . → Read More: Unprejudiced Palate Italian Soup

Deviled Egg Tacos (with Sikil Pak)

By Eliot, on March 6th, 2016%

Don’t skip this post. Sikil Pak is a delicious Yucatán dip made with toasted pepitas. Spread this on a artisan corn tortilla, add some deviled eggs….delicioso! . . . → Read More: Deviled Egg Tacos (with Sikil Pak)

A Good & Spicy Bloody Mary for A Place at the Table

By Eliot, on January 19th, 2016%

An 80s vintage recipe for a Bloody Mary as inspired by this month’s Cook the Books round for “A Place at the Table” . . . → Read More: A Good & Spicy Bloody Mary for A Place at the Table

Boeuf Bourginon for Cook the Books

By Eliot, on November 30th, 2015%

Boeuf Bourginon has become a traditional holiday meal for us. I served it on Thanksgiving this year and am also using the recipe for my Cook the Books post for Oct/Nov. . . . → Read More: Boeuf Bourginon for Cook the Books

Butternut Squash and Apple Soup (with Sage)

By Eliot, on October 4th, 2015%

Plan on having a heart-healthy Halloween with this savory and velvety soup from the American Heart Association. . . . → Read More: Butternut Squash and Apple Soup (with Sage)

Ethiopian Cuisine for Cook the Books

By Eliot, on September 30th, 2015%

Inspired by this Cook the Book Round, I delved into Ethiopian cuisine and made a feast of Shiro Wat (a chickpea paste), Sambussa (a lentil fritter) and Injera (Ethiopian flatbread). . . . → Read More: Ethiopian Cuisine for Cook the Books

Honey Cookies

By Eliot, on August 3rd, 2015%

I baked up some honey cookies to celebrate this month’s Cook the Books round. For our latest read we perused through “The Wedding Bees” by Sarah-Kate Lynch. . . . → Read More: Honey Cookies

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