Category: What we’re growing, eating, and doing.
Cranberry-Orange Relish with Jalapeño
It’s been a while since I have cooked a full-blown, traditional, old-fashioned Thanksgiving meal. I’m excited and am cookin’ away today!
Morroccan Tagine with Roasted Eggplant and Zucchini
A warming recipe for a winter’s day AND November’s Secret Recipe Club post.
Soba Noodles with Beet Greens
I am a messy baker, a messy cook, a messy housekeeper and my desk is always a disaster. Needless to say, I am a messy gardener too. I tend not to plant in rows and I over plant. If anything comes up, it has a right to life. I hate to thin. But, things…
The new addition
We are now a two cat household.
Dark Chocolate Blackberry Jam Cookies
…and White Chocolate Blackberry Jam Cookies (with a twist of lime)
The Humble Cassette
Just some rambling today about the pre-MP3 days.
Santa Fe-Inspired Quinoa Stuffed Acorn Squash
On our last trip to Santa Fe, I had a beautiful stuffed acorn squash with brown rice, black bean chili, red sauce, and cojita at Harry’s Roadhouse. I really wanted to try to capture the New Mexican influence of that simple stuffed squash meal at Harry’s to help us with our New Mexico blues. And,…
Dia de los Muertos Revisited
We actually attended a Dia de los Muertos Festival on Thursday night. Key word here is festival—it was festive, not morbid, sad, mournful, or frightening. We went to see some student art work on display and stayed for the music, characters, and joyfulness of the celebration. I also found the “effect” camera feature on my…
El Dia de los Muertos
Last year I was so moved by a fellow blogger’s post about El Dia de los Muertos that I vowed to do my own tribute to beloved family members and food memories.
Spicy Pumpkin Soup
Have you noticed the pumpkin recipes I have been posting lately. I am in good company as I lurk around the internet (and Pinterest). There are a LOT of great pumpkin recipes out there. That must mean one thing….Halloween is almost here and Thanksgiving will follow close behind. We have had fewer and fewer Trick-or-Treaters…