Eliot's Eats

Woody Turns Two

By Eliot, on May 7th, 2015

…or a night with Sam Baker. The Woody Guthrie Center’s 2nd anniversary celebration brought a great line-up of musicians and we got to see (and meet) Sam Baker!!!!! . . . → Read More: Woody Turns Two

Three-Kale and Beet Green Salad with Radish and Pine Nuts

By Eliot, on May 4th, 2015

Check out this versatile kale salad recipe plus some bonus Cinco de Mayo recipes. . . . → Read More: Three-Kale and Beet Green Salad with Radish and Pine Nuts

Hot Springs and Lake Ouachita Trip

By Eliot, on May 1st, 2015

We travel to Hot Springs at least once a year, but we have found a new favorite haunt at Lake Ouachita State Park. . . . → Read More: Hot Springs and Lake Ouachita Trip

Keeping with the theme of “getting back to local,” I present a sandwich made with local Oklahoma products (and homemade bread, homemade pickles, and a homemade condiment). . . . → Read More: The Local Cuban Sandwich

Garden Update

By Eliot, on April 23rd, 2015

I hope I am not jinxing our future harvests by sharing an emerging future bounty of apples, apricots, cherries, strawberries, tomatoes, and grapes…. . . . → Read More: Garden Update

Marinated Grilled Leg of Lamb for Cook the Books

By Eliot, on April 20th, 2015

This recipe marks my first foray into cooking lamb. Join me as I highlight this round for Cook the Books, The Feast Nearby by Robin Mather. . . . → Read More: Marinated Grilled Leg of Lamb for Cook the Books

Curried Quinoa, Wild Rice, and Veggie Salad

By Eliot, on April 16th, 2015

This salad was inspired from my lunch at the CIA run pop-up bakery in San Antonio last month. It combines quinoa, wild rice, peas, carrots, and radish. . . . → Read More: Curried Quinoa, Wild Rice, and Veggie Salad

Honey and Sriracha Roasted Sweet Potatoes

By Eliot, on April 12th, 2015

Follow me as I am inspired by a new restaurant’s menu that leads to our Easter dinner. What was on the menu? These sweet potatoes, deviled eggs with pickled mustard seeds, grilled leg of lamb, and quinoa salad. . . . → Read More: Honey and Sriracha Roasted Sweet Potatoes

Goat Cheese Soufflé with Garden Salad for C.L.U.E.

By Eliot, on April 8th, 2015

Christy, aka the Culinary Diva, was my assigned C.L.U.E project for this month. April’s theme was to be all about spring vegetables and Christy’s blog was full of possibilities. (Christy is a banker by day but is also a “food enthusiast, wine aficionado, Food & Cooking Channel fanatic, and cookbook bibliomaniac, who suffers from an . . . → Read More: Goat Cheese Soufflé with Garden Salad for C.L.U.E.

Blue Hawaiian for #PartyLikeAMadMan

By Eliot, on April 3rd, 2015

Giveaway alert! Win a copy of The Unofficial Mad Men Cookbook as we celebrate the season finale. . . . → Read More: Blue Hawaiian for #PartyLikeAMadMan