By Eliot, on October 14th, 2013
With all the peppers, I started making hot sauce again.
Jalapenos and Santa Fe peppers.
I have four or five varieties of jalapenos—Tam (a mild one), Mammoth, and just regular old hot ones. I also picked up a Santa Fe pepper plant. The Santa Fe variety is also called Guero and can be . . . → Read More: Hot Sauce (DIY)
By Eliot, on October 12th, 2013
I love fall in Oklahoma because you never know what you will get. You might take a snow day off school before Thanksgiving or you might be able to still wear flip flops to school the day before Thanksgiving break. Who knows? (You do realize I could quote Will Rogers at this point, but I . . . → Read More: Pickled Cherry Peppers
By Eliot, on October 8th, 2013
Have you ever been over to M.J.’s Kitchen? If not, you must stumbled over there as soon as you are able.
Last January, M.J. posted about an unusual squash with an unusual name: Cushaw Pumpkin. These things do not look like pumpkins at all. Besides the weird name, they were pretty weird looking. She spoke . . . → Read More: Whole Wheat Pumpkin Muffins (and a weird squash)
By Eliot, on October 5th, 2013
I woke up Saturday morning to a rainy, cool fall day. Perfect.
I woke up with a sore throat also. Not so perfect.
What I needed was a big pot of soup. Check. Some friends had given us some bean soup mix, so I set about getting the beans cooking. (Even though . . . → Read More: Whole Wheat Rolls
By Eliot, on October 3rd, 2013
You will need lots of rosemary and LOTS of thyme for the aromatic herb salt. . . . → Read More: Rosemary and Thyme Spicy Herb Salt
By Eliot, on September 30th, 2013
No simple toast meal today but an inspired dish from the film “Toast” for Food ‘n Flix. The recipe? Chickenburgers-in-a-Basket, a vintage dish from a 1960s cookbook. . . . → Read More: Chickenburgers-in-a-Basket for Food ‘n Flix: Toast
By Eliot, on September 29th, 2013
This round for Cook the Books Club features The Baker’s Daughter by Sarah McCoy. This recipe was inspired by the novel. . . . → Read More: Texas (or Oklahoma) Ovenbaked Beans
By Eliot, on September 26th, 2013
BBT stands for Bacon, Basil and Tomato! Keep reading for a fun fall stopover too. . . . → Read More: Pasta BBT
By Eliot, on September 22nd, 2013
Today is September’s SRC Reveal Day! . . . → Read More: Fudgy Salted Caramel Brownies
By Eliot, on September 18th, 2013
It was the principals’ jobs to feed the staff this week at Parent/Teacher Conferences. My goodness, but they are a hungry bunch. We went through two pans of lasagna, a double-batch of Veronica’s Creamy Green Chile Chicken Enchilada Casserole, a BIG salad, two loaves of French Bread, angel food cake, and brownies. (And, really…we have . . . → Read More: Creole Okra and Sausage Jambalaya Gumbo
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