Spicy Rooster Pizza

…or Cloudy with a Chance of Pizza Flurries. This is my post for Food ‘n Flix this month where the feature film was “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.” . . . → Read More: Spicy Rooster Pizza

Tomato Jam

We are picking tomatoes daily. Be prepared, dear reader, for lots of tomato recipe.

I am going to start out with the best one ever: Tomato Jam. If you have a garden, visit farmers markets, or belong to a CSA, you must have this book: The Preservation Kitchen by Paul Virant.

I have . . . → Read More: Tomato Jam

Guacamole Hummus

Here is my post for August’s Secret Recipe Club. . . . → Read More: Guacamole Hummus

Sweet Sriracha Pickles

I was inspired by pickled dirt.

Truly. I pickled some chard stems a while back and my mother assessed that they tasted like “pickled dirt.”

OK, so the pickled chard was an acquired taste but that pickling liquid was da’ bomb! I made up some of this sweet-hot brine and threw in some cukes . . . → Read More: Sweet Sriracha Pickles

Canning Round-Up

Here’s a round-up of what’s been canned and preserved at EE plus you cannot live without this book…. . . . → Read More: Canning Round-Up

Grilled Eggplant-Tomato Pitas

Well, we are definitely back from the lake (and have been for some time).

I am still enjoying my time off at home (which is coming to an end soon), but I did have to start working and tweaking and modding the master schedule so students can get the classes the need/want. This is a . . . → Read More: Grilled Eggplant-Tomato Pitas

Cooking with Jacques…

…or how Pépin figures into our cultural literacy and popular culture. (Plus a bonus apple tart recipe.) . . . → Read More: Cooking with Jacques…

Chorizo Stuffed Chiles in Walnut Sauce

This dish was inspired by Like Water for Chocolate, this month’s Food ‘n Flix feature film. Read on for my thoughts on the film and a delicious stuffed pepper recipe. . . . → Read More: Chorizo Stuffed Chiles in Walnut Sauce

Curried Chicken Salad with Cucumbers

I love summer. Specifically, I love July. July is the month that I can take my vacation and some much needed time off.

I won’t get on a soap box or anything today, but July is the month that I get to totally be out of the office. (I do still work on school stuff, . . . → Read More: Curried Chicken Salad with Cucumbers

Vegan Brownies with Flax

A vegan brownie recipe for this month’s Secret Recipe Club… . . . → Read More: Vegan Brownies with Flax