Eliot's Eats

Garden Update

By Eliot, on May 16th, 2014

A few carrots (very few), lots of roses, some peonies, and bees! . . . → Read More: Garden Update

Black Bean-Goat Cheese Enchiladas with Christmas Sauce

By Eliot, on May 14th, 2014

Like you, I read lots and lots of Cinco de Mayo recipes this month. I even posted one myself. There were lots of delicious Mexican-inspired recipes and I was most taken with Liz of That Skinny Chick Can Bake fame and her Smoky Black Bean Dip.

I have a really bad habit of making appetizers . . . → Read More: Black Bean-Goat Cheese Enchiladas with Christmas Sauce

Making Red Chile Sauce with Dried Chile Pods

By Eliot, on May 11th, 2014

…and dreaming about New Mexico. . . . → Read More: Making Red Chile Sauce with Dried Chile Pods

Are you a Springsteen fan?

By Eliot, on May 8th, 2014

If you are, you must check out this exhibit at the Woody Guthrie Center in Tulsa. . . . → Read More: Are you a Springsteen fan?

Cherry Lemon Vanilla Margaritas

By Eliot, on May 5th, 2014

Happy Cinco de Mayo, ya’ll! This will be one of the obligatory margarita postings for today’s holiday, but I hope you keep reading….it is extraordinary! . . . → Read More: Cherry Lemon Vanilla Margaritas

New Logo

By Eliot, on May 4th, 2014

This is really a test, but tell me what you think?

It’s pretty simple, I know, but I am trying to do it on the cheap. 🙂

Chinese Five-Spice Tea Cookies

By Eliot, on May 1st, 2014

If you recall, my last post was a Furious Five-Spice Noodle Soup. I hadn’t had a lot of experience with this spice but I am now in love with it.

The smell of the cinnamon, cloves, star anise, and fennel along with the spiciness of Szechuan peppercorns made me think how good these flavors (and . . . → Read More: Chinese Five-Spice Tea Cookies

Furious Five-Spice Noodle Soup

By Eliot, on April 28th, 2014

For this month’s film for Food ‘n Flix, Heather (from girlichef) chose a couple of animated comedies: Kung Fu Panda and Kung Fu Panda 2. Here is my inspired dish. . . . → Read More: Furious Five-Spice Noodle Soup

Easter Ham

By Eliot, on April 26th, 2014

I prefer it when Easter falls late in the spring. Easter fell almost one month exactly after the start of spring this year. That gives us all ample time to get the garden in, decorate house and yard with Easter eggs, plan an Easter cookout, and find the perfect Easter dress.

I remember it snowing . . . → Read More: Easter Ham

Old Fashioned Strawberry Shortcake (sort of)

By Eliot, on April 24th, 2014

A biscuit recipe, honey-balsamic strawberries, strawberries in the garden and a new foodie read…….. . . . → Read More: Old Fashioned Strawberry Shortcake (sort of)