I just went apple picking, which I believe is a first for me! All of the nostalgic apple picking memories that I have from childhood I believe are from movies and TV shows. Although it wouldn’t be surprising if there’s some childhood picture of me […]
I’ve been in a cooking rut for a little while. Although the peppers in my garden are just beginning to ripen. So, it’s almost the season for making anything and everything with spicy food. Today, I have a couple of flaming jade peppers. Flaming jades […]
I have to admit that I haven’t felt inspired to cook in a little while. The problem with not feeling culinarily stimulated, though, is that you still actually have to eat. And for me, that oftentimes means that I’m too busy and work too long […]
This is a sort of a Pacific Northwest, Italian, Mediterranean-themed pasta salad. Really, it’s just a hodge-podge of everything that I have in the refrigerator at the moment. The other day I made Barbecue Salmon w/ Lemon & Onion for Salad w/ Salmon, Couscous, & […]
I’ve just gotten back from a trip and am getting back in the swing of cooking again. Maybe not with a bang, but certainly with something. It was a working vacation and I do cook for a living, so I can’t entirely blame myself for […]
Avocado dip is one of my all-time favorite dishes to make. It’s essentially a cross between hummus and guacamole. Although, today I made it with Sweet Potato Fritters, which are a Middle Eastern dish. So, I went for more of a hummus recipe with avocados, […]
I have a disparate array of ingredients. I was originally thinking that I might make tzatziki. Although I wanted to roast the squash. Which made me think of making curry, instead. But curry would be better with cubed squash, instead of puréed. Which would be […]
The first time we made Lemon & Dill Cashew Dip for a Wisconsin potluck, everyone was skeptical. No one thought that something without dairy or meat and made almost entirely of nuts would go over well. However, this is officially our new family favorite and […]
I made Cashew Dip w/ Lemon & Dill the other day along with a Grilled Salmon and Roasted Kabocha Squash Purée. It’s probably inevitable that absolutely everything there was going to get combined into one dish. I’ve been toying with the idea of pasta salad […]
I am perpetually looking for semolina. I adore making homemade pasta. When I lived near Bob’s Red Mill and readily available 25 pound bags of semolina? I made pasta constantly. Now that I live in middle America, though? It’s incredibly difficult to track down. I […]
