Garden Update; Preserving the Harvest
In a perfect would garden harvest would come in easy amounts, just as you would buy the same food at the grocery store; a few tomatoes every couple of days, one zucchini a week, one eggplant, etc. Real life is…
Zucchini and Arugula Salad with Lemon-Anchovy Dressing
A simple, yet fantastic salad made with raw zucchini, arugula and an anchovy-lemon dressing. Inspired by a puntarelle salad in Rome.
Homemade Strawberry Ice Cream
How to make great homemade strawberry ice cream.
Garden Update-Have I Won the Battle?
I may not have won the war, but I may have won the battle, at least for now. It seems like my monsters have found other places to dig besides in and around my garden beds. I like to imagine…
Quinoa Salad with Shrimp, Asparagus, Fresh Corn and Herb Lime Vinaigrette
We were ahead of our time. Flashback 1993: big hair, dark red lipstick and restaurant baseball cap on backwards. Clogs and Chef’s Wear baggy pants with wild prints on them (come on, if you worked in a restaurant in the…
55 Knives (e)Cookbook
I get a lot of offers to “participate in something exciting” which usually isn’t either exciting or really an offer. Most of the time, these “offers” are a thinly veiled way of saying, “Hey, I like your stuff, gimme some free recipes…
Moroccan Garbanzo Bean Stew
Recipe for a spicy Moroccan-inspired stew with garbanzo beans, zucchini, and tomatoes. Instructions on how to grind fresh cardamom included.
How to Make Fresh Pork Sausage
How to make pork sausage from scratch. Includes a recipe for Garlic and Fennel Seed Sausage and step by step photos.