Garlic Roasted Baby Squashes
Costco has bags of darling little baby squashes right now, and I just couldn’t resist getting some. They are so easy to prepare, and deliciously tender and sweet. This method will work just as well...
View ArticleHomemade Flour Tortillas
It’s been nearly twenty years since I had homemade tortillas for the first time, and the memory is as fresh as if it had happened yesterday. I watched fascinated as our cousin Leah, the daughter of...
View ArticleGinger-Chili Deviled Eggs
When I write a book review, I tend to jump in with both feet. Prepping to write about D’lish Deviled Eggs, a micro-focused cookbook by Chef Kathy Casey, was no exception: I ended up making four dozen...
View ArticleCaprese Panini Without a Press {3 Ways!}
It’s that time of year! The tomatoes are ripe, the basil is lush, and a freshly-pressed panini sounds like the perfect meal. However, if you are like me, you might not have a Panini Press just sitting...
View ArticleGrilled Corn with Mesquite Cilantro Butter {Sponsored}
Tis the season. (No, not that season.) It’s Farmers Market season. That magical time of year when local markets are busting at the seams and roadside stands pop up nearly everywhere. Those long,...
View ArticleHeirloom Tomato & Grilled Eggplant Stacks
Simple and easy to prepare, these Heirloom Tomato and Grilled Eggplant Stacks are everything wonderful about the late summer harvest – fresh, local, seasonal and delicious to the last bite. Print...
View ArticleHungarian Mushroom Soup
The other day while I was out driving, I noticed the first leaves starting to turn and my heart did a little happy dance. (OK, maybe it was just a perimenopausal heart flutter, but I’m going with Happy...
View ArticleOKTOBERFEST: Apfelstrudel {Apple Strudel Recipe}
Last week, after a great visit to Oregon Heritage Farms, I came home with my arms laden with bags of Jonagolds, all set to make something sweet and delicious. And since this is Oktoberfest season, what...
View ArticleOKTOBERFEST: Rotkohl {German Sweet & Sour Red Cabbage}
When I started planning this Oktoberfest series a while back, I had originally intended to post my own recipe for Rotkohl* (rhymns with “ricebowl”) today. But then Mr. B and I went over to visit our...
View ArticleWonton Egg Drop Soup {10-Minute Meal}
Wonton Egg Drop Soup is so easy to make that I’m almost embarrassed to list it as a “recipe,” but I have to share it with you because it is just so tasty! Perfect for busy weekday evenings, it is...
View ArticleCalypso Chili {Recipe}
I love the clear plastic packaging that Bob’s Red Mill uses: there is never any question about what’s inside. It also gives me a chance to imagine how I might want to use something new before I even...
View ArticleCurried Butternut Squash Soup
This recipe started out as a copycat for Panera’s Butternut Squash Soup, but I’m totally addicted to curry, so I bumped up the spices slightly, added a little extra half-and-half and… Boom! A...
View Article{Perfectly} Poached Eggs
I never really liked poached eggs as a kid. But then again, I wasn’t really eating real poached eggs. I was eating little rubber egg-shaped patties posing as poached eggs. My poor mom poached our eggs...
View ArticleHeavenly Hollandaise {Recipe}
If you have ever made hollandaise sauce from scratch before, you know that it is a huge pain with a high failure rate. Without just the right combination of hot butter and whisking skills, the sauce...
View ArticleRaspberry-Almond Baked Brie {Recipe}
Raspberry-Almond Baked Brie is one of my favorite holiday party go-tos. It’s easy to make, holds up well if it needs to be transported, and brings just the right amount of “fancy” to practically any...
View ArticlePops Vegetable Soup {Recipe}
When I was a little girl, my parents and I spent most Sunday evenings at my Poppy’s house. The four of us – Dad, Mom, Pop and I – would eat dinner and then settle in to watch Lawrence Welk and The...
View ArticleBird in a {Grilled Cheese} Nest
Portlandia’s answer to “Toad in a Hole“ This recipe falls into the “Why didn’t I think of that!?!?” category. By conservative estimates, I’ve probably made at least 5000 grilled cheese sandwiches in my...
View ArticleEasy Butternut Samosas {Recipe}
Mollie Katzen’s Moosewood Cookbook was my first vegetarian cookbook. (If you are a vegetarian-leaning sort of person of a “certain age,” there’s a good chance it was your first, too.) Opening the...
View ArticleSweet Potato Carrot Hash
Earlier this week after I got done making Butternut Samosas, I had some leftover ingredients, so I threw this quick hash together. I didn’t think much of it at the time – I mean, we all do that,...
View ArticleIndian Eggplant – Pickling Style {Recipe}
I was in my 30’s before I discovered my love of eggplant, and this is a (much lighter) adaptation of the recipe that converted me – Madhur Jaffney’s Lake Palace’s Aubergine. Delicious hot or cold,...
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