Eliot's Eats

Tomatillo Salsa

By Eliot, on August 27th, 2010

Recipe for Tomatillo Salsa and instructions for Mexican Pizza . . . → Read More: Tomatillo Salsa

Roasting Hatch Green Chiles

By Eliot, on August 26th, 2010

What a find! My local grocery store had Hatch green chiles for 97 cents a pound. (I just spoke to my sister in the north country and she said they were almost $3 a pound there. )

I bought a few, came home, fired up the grill and started roasting.

(Notice the corn roasting . . . → Read More: Roasting Hatch Green Chiles

Contest announcement coming soon.

By Eliot, on August 25th, 2010

Check back for details! . . . → Read More: Contest announcement coming soon.

Whole Wheat Granola Pancakes

By Eliot, on August 23rd, 2010

A hearty and filling way to start the weekend. . . . → Read More: Whole Wheat Granola Pancakes

Garden fresh–Hitting the “mother” lode

By Eliot, on August 22nd, 2010

Thanks, mom! We won’t starve this weekend! . . . → Read More: Garden fresh–Hitting the “mother” lode

I decided that for the sake of this blog, that I would start referring to my two grandmothers as Grandma (for my paternal grandmother) and Grandmother (for my maternal grandmother). Granted, we called them both “Grandma” but my mom’s mother would always sign letters and birthday cards as “Grandmother.”

She was a former school . . . → Read More: Grandma’s Pea Salad

Great-Grandma’s Sour Cream Cocoa Cake

By Eliot, on August 20th, 2010

I love old recipes. One really needs to have some baking and cooking experience before trying many of them. I have read family recipes that state, “Add a handful of flour” or “Mix in shortening the size of an egg.” These recipes are definitely not for the novice baker.

Since I have been fixating on . . . → Read More: Great-Grandma’s Sour Cream Cocoa Cake

Grammy’s Banana Fritters

By Eliot, on August 19th, 2010

I guess I am on a nostalgic kick this week. Again, here is a recipe from Grammy (my great grandmother). My uncle LOVED these and we would usually make them when he visited us (the morning after pizza night).

Banana Fritters

1 c. flour 1 t. salt 1/2 t. baking powder 2 T. sugar or . . . → Read More: Grammy’s Banana Fritters

Grammy’s Grape Pudding

By Eliot, on August 18th, 2010

When I quizzed my mother as to what was her favorite dish growing up, she immediately brought up Grammy’s Grape Pudding. I was not fortunate enough to have known “Grammy,” my great grandmother, so I relied on my mother’s memory for this recipe. (It didn’t take us long to locate it in the family-compiled recipe . . . → Read More: Grammy’s Grape Pudding

All we wanted was a bamboo steamer!

By Eliot, on August 17th, 2010

Last weekend we visited the China Town and Vietnamese Markets in KC. We were originally looking for some interesting cutting boards and a bamboo steamer. What we found in the traditional bamboo steamers seemed a bit pricey. But, we found these really cute ones that seemed to come in all sizes and they were cheap.

. . . → Read More: All we wanted was a bamboo steamer!