Dad used to make acorn squash now and again, and it was always like getting dessert for dinner. He slathered it with all kinds of butter, salt, cinammon, and a handful of brown sugar. Everyone got their own half to scoop out with a spoon.
Chris and I found some acorn squash at one of this [...]
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Baba ghanoush is an Arabic dip made from eggplant that I’m thinking most of us have had by now. Don’t worry if you can’t pronounce it. Just make it, and eat it.
I’ve purchased baba ghanoush in a can that was, believe it or not, fairly decent. But it is so inexpensive to make, like, a [...]
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My good (well, she’s “great,” actually) friend Ann has a sister who is battling MS. Every year Ann joins in the fight against the disease by captaining a team for the MS Walk (to hear Ann and her sister Maggie’s story or to make a donation at any time, go here.) As a “thank you” [...]
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These black bean cakes reheat very easily (just keep the toppings separate. And if you put enough lime juice in your guac, it will keep in the fridge for a day or two without browning.) I don’t think Chris quite wrapped his head around the whole “savory pancake” concept, but he loves the sweet stuff. But I think these are a filling, tasty veggie dish, and might be good with leftover bacon or ham in them, too – if you’ve fallen off the veggie wagon, as I did!
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Chris recently brought a regular sale to my notice through Amazon.com. You can get subscriptions to lots of magazines, many times, for $6-$10 for the whole year (or sometimes two years.) I treated myself recently to a dirt-cheap subscription to Cooking Light. I really like it. I’ve read many foodie periodicals over the years, starting [...]
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Recently, I was at my friend Beata’s baby shower. She and her husband are Polish, and they had lots of Polish friends, who brought quite a bit of Polish food. And when I say, “they brought quite a bit,” I mean in the way that Sitting Bull brought quite a bit of Cheyenne to a [...]
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This was super quick and easy, and I even made it a “deluxe” way. It was sort of a cross between a bolognese sauce (which has carrot in it), and regular chili mac. A bit of extra work to just pulse up the mirepoix (carrot, celery, and onion – in this case, I also added [...]
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I saw Alton Brown make country-style cube steak, and I had to get me some of that.
I altered his recipe a little. What I was really in the mood for were some mushrooms. Also, I don’t yet have a dutch oven (but I have an Amazon rewards coupon currently burning a hole in my pocket). [...]
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I know I’ve shared my recipe for BBQ chicken in the crockpot before, but oh lord, I’m getting good at this.
It’s finally got that dark mahogany color and smoky flavor that I want it to have. Here’s the new and improved recipe:
two cups of ketchup
one cup of mustard, any kind
two capfuls of liquid smoke
about a [...]
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This isn’t a traditional shepherd’s pie, just something I made up. (Why do I even bother saying that any more?) I wanted to use ground turkey, and still come up with something that was dark and rich on the bottom layer, without being too fatty. It came out so well that I actually wrote it [...]
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For a longer explanation, click on the, 'What's This?" page above... But in essence? I take pictures of the stuff I eat. Then I tell you how I made it, or where I bought it. Hope you enjoy!
