Eating black eyed peas for good luck on New Year’s Day is a Southern tradition, and as a Northerner this is one I am discovering later in life. My friend Amy had mentioned the tradition to me a few years ago, and last year I jumped onto the black eyed pea bandwagon. This year I […]
In the last year or so I have become addicted to pomegranate. Ever since I watched a video on how to seed these, they have become a stable in our house*. I love the sweet taste of the seeds and eat them by the handful whenever we buy one – and I am a sucker […]
Chef Ramsay: “How long on the risotto?” Bob: “An hour chef” Chef Ramsay: “An hour? Are you $%^&*@#$” Those of you who watch Hell’s Kitchen will appreciate my hypothetical dialog with the star of that show (and those of you who don’t should be sure to go to Netflix or Hulu and immediately watch all […]
I was flipping though the December issue of Eating Well* and came across a whole section of recipes featuring cranberries. They all looked amazing, but the Cranberry-Rosemary Stuffed Pork Loin especially intrigued me. Could I make something that looked that good? With the gauntlet thrown down it was time to find out. The first hurdle […]
If you are a foodie like me you have been getting a flurry of “Favorite Thanksgiving Menu” type emails these last few weeks. My traditional part of the Thanksgiving feast is making the pumpkin pies, but since I am also contributing a side dish this year I have been scanning these for inspiration. Last week […]
You have to love a recipe that promises a no-fuss healthy dinner, and one that looks great to boot. This recipe came from Eating Well, and have to admit that I am not sure how I stumbled upon it but glad I did. This is a snap to put together. While the recipe called for […]
I have been in a blogging rut lately. As I recently have sat down to write about one dish or another I’ve ended up staring at the blank page unable to come up with any words. It wasn’t that I hadn’t made anything lately, it was simply a matter that I was dealing with a […]
The two Acorn Squash I bought at a farm stand had been staring at me from the kitchen counter for over a week. Quite honestly it was beginning to freak me out, so decided it was time to do something with those bad boys. The easy way out would have been the classic baked Acorn […]
My friend Jan recently posted a picture of a two ingredient pumpkin cake on Facebook. Two ingredients? Really? Yep, two ingredients. All you need is a yellow cake mix and pumpkin purée. The simple glaze did add three other ingredients – confectioners’ sugar, apple cider and pumpkin pie spice. This made a very moist cake […]
I have been on a pumpkin dessert kick the last few days. Maybe it was having two different friends post tempting pictures on Facebook or maybe it was because my daughter (who loves all thing pumpkin) was going to be home for a few days. Whatever the reason, my family has benefited from this pumpkin […]