I saw a recipe on The Kitchn’s site for energy bars and was intrigued. You never know what they might be putting in those energy bars on the shelves at the store. I’m not saying I wouldn’t eat an energy bar instead of my own arm if I was starving and stuck in a snowstorm, but it’s …
Last Summer I posted my tired and true pesto recipe. I’ve been making my pesto recipe for so long, I could probably make it with my eyes closed (though I do not recommend doing this). I stumbled across a recipe for Genovese basil pesto in the 2013 July/Aug issue of La Cucina Italiana Magazine. The article …
When I lived in Kalamazoo, Michigan, my old bff and I used to be once-a-week regulars at an Irish pub called O’Duffy’s. She (conveniently) lived across the street and we’d have our standing Wednesday night date to complain to Chris, our neighborhood bartender, about everything happening in our Kalamazoo lives. We’d belly up to the ornately carved bar and drink Bombay Sapphire …
This recipe is inspired by my six-year-old nephew, Matthew. Last week Matthew and I were enjoying my sister’s homemade waffles for breakfast, with fresh strawberry slices on the side. He proceeded to show me how dipping your fresh strawberries in syrup made them taste better. Duh! All my life I’ve never thought to put maple syrup on berries. …
Last month Bon Appétit didn’t have a recipe on the cover (harrumph!). Their May travel issue pictured some beautiful waiter from another country. But this month, June, it’s a beautiful-looking cherry pie. (Cue the horrible Warrant song, as it’s been running through my head ALL AFTERNOON.) I really am not a hot fruit type of person. …
I’m home from Big Sky now, and already missing it’s bluey, snow-capped mountains. My sissy and her hubs showed us a great time!!! In five days we managed to fit in a trip to Yellowstone, fly fishing, several naps, and even a mountainous trail ride on horseback. We truly enjoyed Yellowstone, as neither The Hubs nor I …
I sit and type this post from one of the most beautiful places on the planet. Not even lying folks, this is my current view: I’m both lucky and unlucky enough to have a sister who lives in Big Sky, Montana. I’m lucky, because it’s truly a beautiful evergreen gem of a place to visit; …
Every place we visited while in St. Martin sold French bread baguettes. Seriously, from the checkout line at the grocery store to the checkout line at the gas station, French baguettes were everywhere. And what a perfect seaside lunch too; a baguette, some meats and cheeses, fruit and maybe a couple of beers or a …
The last four Bon Appétit magazine cover recipes I’ve cooked have turned out really, really, really, really well. Flavorful, photo-worthy, and all four recipes worked on my very first attempts. I broke my cardinal rule for BA’s April cover recipe “Pan-Roasted Hake with Potatoes and Green Sauce“, and pan-seared fish in our kitchen. We live in …
I hail from the Midwest so you know I enjoy a good meatloaf. You will find a lot of meatloaf at the Meat and Threes here in The South, typically smothered in gravy with a side of buttery mashed potatoes. Delicious, yes, but also pretty fattening. I lightened my loaf with ground turkey and panko …
