Eliot's Eats

Coming Soon: #10DaysofTailgate

By Eliot, on September 16th, 2014

Please forgive Saturday’s post of my pity party of funkness. You’ll be happy to know that I am over my mood and part of that reason is a fun event coming soon to Eliot’s Eats and a host of other talented bloggers.

It is time to move on to an exciting party which will begin . . . → Read More: Coming Soon: #10DaysofTailgate

Roasted Tomato Soup

By Eliot, on September 13th, 2014

I’m in a funk….

Work has been busy but what else is new?

Although I have cooked and baked, I just haven’t felt like posting anything. (And if I am being totally forthcoming here, I haven’t cooked or baked all that much. Lots of sandwiches recently ’round here.)

Is it the weather change?

Am I . . . → Read More: Roasted Tomato Soup

A Cross Country Culinary Tour

By Eliot, on September 7th, 2014

Come along with me as we travel to Michigan, Florida and Australia to meet three of my blogger friends…(We’ll try not to get shipwrecked.) . . . → Read More: A Cross Country Culinary Tour

Ginger-Peach Jam (Freezer Version and Traditional)

By Eliot, on September 2nd, 2014

I must praise the book my mom got me for an uber early birthday: The Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving. For more information and praises on this book, click here for an earlier post.

Since work is still super busy, I am pulling this draft out of the archives from peach season this . . . → Read More: Ginger-Peach Jam (Freezer Version and Traditional)

Spicy Rooster Pizza

By Eliot, on August 29th, 2014

…or Cloudy with a Chance of Pizza Flurries. This is my post for Food ‘n Flix this month where the feature film was “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.” . . . → Read More: Spicy Rooster Pizza

What do Linnaeus and Monet have in common with Tulsa?

By Eliot, on August 26th, 2014

Well, to start with a fabulous public garden and a spectacular art exhibit. . . . → Read More: What do Linnaeus and Monet have in common with Tulsa?

Tomato Jam

By Eliot, on August 23rd, 2014

We are picking tomatoes daily. Be prepared, dear reader, for lots of tomato recipe.

I am going to start out with the best one ever: Tomato Jam. If you have a garden, visit farmers markets, or belong to a CSA, you must have this book: The Preservation Kitchen by Paul Virant.

I have . . . → Read More: Tomato Jam

Guacamole Hummus

By Eliot, on August 17th, 2014

Here is my post for August’s Secret Recipe Club. . . . → Read More: Guacamole Hummus

Honeycrisp Apple Harvest

By Eliot, on August 15th, 2014

We have three apple trees in our yard:

One Arkansas Black Apple (an heirloom variety that The Hubs gave me as a birthday present last November), a Braeburn (I think—I lost the tag and can’t remember), and a Honeycrisp.

This was the tree a few weeks before harvesting.

The Arkansas Black is too . . . → Read More: Honeycrisp Apple Harvest

Sweet Sriracha Pickles

By Eliot, on August 13th, 2014

I was inspired by pickled dirt.

Truly. I pickled some chard stems a while back and my mother assessed that they tasted like “pickled dirt.”

OK, so the pickled chard was an acquired taste but that pickling liquid was da’ bomb! I made up some of this sweet-hot brine and threw in some cukes . . . → Read More: Sweet Sriracha Pickles