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3 Easy Quinoa Recipe Ideas
I may be late to the party, but I always bring something to the table. Vegan Quinoa Sushi This is the only way I can describe cooking and [...]
Tomato Herb Sourdough Bread
You know it's summertime when riots and looting are a result of an innocent killing in Missouri, but you want to talk about your Husky Gold tomatoes. You know it’s [...]
Rain Rant
Farmers may have always worried about rain, or lack of, but this summer seems like a particularly fertile time to write about it. Silver Queen and Peaches and Cream [...]
On Stress and Cooking
What do you do to get out of a funk? Exercise, pray, cook, do laundry, meditate, hike, bike, or surf? Maybe you paint. Everyone's got something. My get-out-of-a-funk activities involve [...]
Roasted Garlic
Most mornings I wake up jazzed and ready to write. Whether I rewrite an article on conservation, start a new blog post, create a recipe, or craft a silly day [...]
Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
Mintchocolatology Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream lovers are overly confident and driven. They serve up their sarcasm with a dash of the ridiculous They are realists, overly organized and need [...]
Vinaigrette
Sunday afternoons during the cold winter Kentucky months are ripe for lazy, day-long activities: I simmer soup, bake bread, read magazines, watch movies and take naps. That was before I started [...]
Potatoes
After I wrote my recipe for Potato, White Bean & Rosemary Soup, I thought about writing an enticing, clever lede. I realized quickly this was not an easy task. I [...]
Beef & Fennel Balls
Do you see yourself being the perfect host for your annual Christmas party? One who offers sumptuous appetizers and decadent desserts, while wearing beautiful clothes and a you-just-came-from-the-salon hairstyle? If [...]
Bread
Three days of bread making Day one 9:00 a.m. Oscar is out of the refrigerator and on the counter. If I prod him every hour, he should be fully alive [...]
Grits
I love a big family wedding. And since I hail from a big family, weddings are DE rigor these days. Last week my niece, Cassie, and her boyfriend Mike of [...]
Baked Apple and Roasted Chestnut Puree Crepes
As good as these pin wheel crepes look and as easy as they were to assemble, I’m thinking the reason you’re poking around on this post is for the roasted [...]
Pear and Raspberry Tart
There are days, like today, I want to purée roasted chestnuts, pulverize apples and then bake a flaky, buttery pastry shell. I don't need, nor do I want dessert. But [...]
Pickled Watermelon and Cucumber Salad
When Joan at foodalogue announced September the Facebook Creative Cooking Crew challenge, “Pickle it!” I was more than ready to take part. I’ve been pickling corn salsa, cucumbers, onions and [...]
Slow-Roasted Black Cherry Tomatoes
When life gives you black cherry tomatoes.
