Eliot's Eats

Grilled Cheese with Bread and Butter Pickles

By Eliot, on May 31st, 2016

It’s time for Cook the Books. Kathleen Flinn is the featured author and I enjoyed her memoir of food, recipes and love from her adventurous and sometimes eccentric family. I probably chose the strangest recipe to feature this month….Grilled Cheese and Bread & Butter Pickles . . . → Read More: Grilled Cheese with Bread and Butter Pickles

Mediterranean Medley Pasta Salad

By Eliot, on May 28th, 2016

I know, I know….this isn’t exactly a “Salad-a-Day” but I am at least doing better than I did last summer. Here is today’s salad, an easy and delicious salad full of veggies. . . . → Read More: Mediterranean Medley Pasta Salad

Wicked Fruit

By Eliot, on May 25th, 2016

This Wicked Fruit is laden with whiskey and Amaretto as inspired by this month’s Food ‘n Flix feature “The Witches of Eastwick.” . . . → Read More: Wicked Fruit

Peppery Perfect Pasta Salad

By Eliot, on May 21st, 2016

School’s out! I am celebrating with a salad! . . . → Read More: Peppery Perfect Pasta Salad

Banana Cookies with Cacao Nibs

By Eliot, on May 17th, 2016

An old recipe revisited yields a new keeper. . . . → Read More: Banana Cookies with Cacao Nibs

UFO or SI2

By Eliot, on May 13th, 2016

A historic aeronautic event in Tulsa, Oklahoma. (No, it wasn’t an alien landing but it was probably just as historic and exciting.) . . . → Read More: UFO or SI2

Fresh Mint Ice Cream with Cacao Nibs

By Eliot, on May 10th, 2016

A garden update and a cookbook review of “Sweeter Off the Vine” by Yossy Arefi. . . . → Read More: Fresh Mint Ice Cream with Cacao Nibs

Smoked Turkey & Brie Sandwiches

By Eliot, on May 7th, 2016

You must try this extraordinary sandwich for your next picnic or as you watch the rest of the Triple Crown. For the Kentucky Derby, I present Smoked Turkey & Brie on Rosemary Bread. . . . → Read More: Smoked Turkey & Brie Sandwiches

Black and Blue and Red Salad

By Eliot, on May 5th, 2016

Today I am replicating a salad that will be served at this year’s Kentucky Derby. . . . → Read More: Black and Blue and Red Salad

Butternut-Maple Blondies with Cumin

By Eliot, on May 2nd, 2016

Welcome to the countdown for the Kentucky Derby. Why would I usher in this horse race with these blondies? If you’re intrigued, keep reading about “Sugar Rush”. (That would make a great name for a horse, don’t you think?) . . . → Read More: Butternut-Maple Blondies with Cumin