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When yellow squash, zucchini and sweet corn go on sale at the store, I start craving Calabacitas, (“little squashes” in Spanish). I play pretty fast and loose with the ingredients and seasoning. I don’t think most people put potato (read full article)
Traditional mashed potatoes are comfort food for me. Adding sweet potatoes makes them so much more interesting and breaks the monotony of plain mashed potatoes. On the other hand, a dish of 100% sweet potatoes can be cloying and somehow seems to (read full article)
This is not pizza with potatoes on it. Instead, it is potatoes topped with pizza ingredients. (More proof of my pizza obsession.) My basil plants are growing like crazy and tomatoes are showing up in the grocery store that actually smell like toma (read full article)
A few weeks ago I staged a giveaway and asked my readers to tell me their favorite way to eat rice. I got several good ideas including this recipe from a long-time (although now long-distance) friend named Beth. Beth is a wonderful cook and why wo (read full article)
I won! And since one good win deserves another I’m offering my own giveaway. But first… A few weeks ago, one of my favorite bloggers, Jennifer of Be Centsible, ran a free rice contest. I was lucky to win a 2-pound bag each of Jasmine a (read full article)
Upon the impending marriage of my oldest son and his then-fiance, her parents took us all to a Japanese steak house in Little Rock. It was a wonderful night of celebration for both of our families. One of the main things I remember was the fried ri (read full article)
Seems like “retro week” here on Salad in a Jar. In addition to Ice Cream Balls with Hot Fudge Sauce for dessert, we need a vegetable side dish for Easter dinner. This is one of my oldest son’s favorite dishes so this recipe is for (read full article)
Wayne, a church friend of mine, is one of those guys who looks like he drinks daily from the fountain of youth. Same for his wife. So when he sent me a “healthy” recipe recently, I was anxious to try it. He says they were a hi (read full article)
I am a reformed spinach hater. As a child, my only exposure to the green stuff was Popeye spinach at school. Straight out of a can. No further explanation needed. As a young adult, I discovered spinach salad. It was a beautiful color and so fresh. S (read full article)
Iam out of control in the grocery store the week preceding a big holiday. The specials are irresistible. Doesn’t matter if nobody is coming to my house for dinner. Who can resist a turkey for 33 cents a pound or sweet potatoes for 25 c (read full article)
My daughter-in-law, Amanda, gets me into a lot of trouble. She loves to shop around for cool but inexpensive china and kitchen wares at places like TJ Maxx and Ross. Think she likes Goodwill too. She finds the BEST stuff. I see it and then I wan (read full article)
Is there a food you hated as a kid but now you love it? It was hominy for me. Couldn’t stand it. Wanted to like it as an adult but several attempts with southwestern food such as posole were unsuccessful. Until I tried this rice. Now I a (read full article)
What do you do with leftover cornbread? My father-in-law used to stuff it in a glass and pour buttermilk over it. It might be good. Not sure. I’ve never tried it. Probably never will. If addition to zapping leftover muffins in the mic (read full article)
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