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Burger & Fries – With a Twist!
I am LOVING the guest post submissions on your best vacation ever! Keep ‘em coming and remember that you don’t need to have a blog to submit a post, and your vacation didn’t need to be out of the country to count. We wanna hear why (read full article)
Summer Squash Skillet
When I saw this recipe in Simply in Season, it reminded me of a favorite stir fry recipe that I used to make when I was first learning how to cook, 10 years ago. So I adapted it to what I remembered. Ingredients: 4 C summer squash or zucchini, slic (read full article)
Okra Saute’
This side dish from Simply in Season is super quick tastes like summer. Ingredients: 4 C okra (cleaned and trimmed, I sliced mine) 1 large onion (sliced) 2 sweet peppers (chopped) 1 chili pepper (seeded and sliced) 2 large tomatoes (diced) salt to (read full article)
Kind of Excited for Fall?
Happy Saturday! My Mom and I woke up bright eyed and bushy tailed, and headed off to the Farmer’s Market for the morning! The week long heat wave seems to have FINALLY passed, and a thick layer of clouds helped it almost feel like an earl (read full article)
CSA & Garden Update 8/10
I’ve decided that my garden is mostly for snacking. To recap: The herbs have dried up, from lack of watering, never having quite recovered from the long 4th of July weekend in intense heat with no water. The carrots and beets were eaten by rabb (read full article)
Are you in the Mood for Soul Food Cuisine?
Soul Food is an American cuisine consisting of a selection of foods that are traditional in the cuisine of African Americans. Soul Food has been around for many decades. Research has stated that the origin can be traced back to Africa. Foods such a (read full article)
Things I made out of Weird Stuff from the Asian Market
I have a small problem with buying things just because they “look” interesting and while it sometimes works out…it also sometimes doesn’t, and I’d have to say one of those instances is with the banana blossom I bought th (read full article)
back in business
After a long eventful break, I’m back with my signature concoctions with a twist of California! Well, sort of… The boxes have gone out of sight; we cheated at unpacking and I have a ton of stuff in the garage! But the useful things are o (read full article)
Caprese Cooked...Craziness!
Hubby didn't really like this salad.This was no real surprise, as he does not like uncooked tomatoes.They are "too slimy" for his tastes.While I love tomatoes (cold, hot, room temperature),I did not "love" the caprese salad I made.The textures were n (read full article)
Fire & Spice
Tonight I'm feasting on leftovers from Fire & Spice Vegan Restaurant which I also enjoyed for lunch today. The restaurant is primarily for takeout, a tiny little space on Sisson Avenue in Hartford formerly occupied by the short-lived and lo (read full article)
Okra Curry
“It smells like a fungus. And not a good fungus, either.” The famous quote from DH when he saw me slicing the okra. See, we do have a lot of fungus/fermentation going on in our house, between his beer and my cheese. But it was still funn (read full article)
Deep Thoughts: What Is Community, Anyway?
I work for an organization that does community development internationally, and am on the board of an organization that does it in the United States. And yet I have trouble defining what exactly “community’ is. The women in the photo abov (read full article)
Garden & CSA Update 7/26
Sometimes, we must sacrifice. My lettuce had bolted and turned into a vine. My fennel was dried up. So I took out my scissors and cut them out. I left the few remaining pea vines that are dying out. You can see that Grigio still likes to nibble on th (read full article)
Spicy Bhindi
Spicy BhindiServes: 3Ingredients250 g bhindi, pick tender (okra ), cut into 1 - inch pieces1 tablespoon oil250 g onions, thinly sliced3/4 teaspoon salt ( or to taste )1 teaspoon red chilli powder1/4 teaspoon turmeric powderMethodHeat oil in a frying (read full article)
The Busy Person’s Guide to Preserving Food: A Book Review + Tips
What can I preserve without blanching? That’s the question I ask myself when I find I have too much produce to eat before it goes bad. I’m just too busy to mess with steaming/blanching/boiling. Not to mention we don’t have air cond (read full article)
Sinigang na Baboy (Pork in Tamarind Soup)
If you ask any native Filipino about their favorite dish, I bet, if not all, at least a majority will say "SINIGANG". Many tourists may find it a little bit exotic, but it has gained popularity among expats as they eventually learned to love this dis (read full article)
CSA & Garden Update 7/17
Look, we have color! And I can’t believe how many cherry tomatoes are on this plant. Lots of green tomatoes on the orange heirloom tomato plant too! As DH said, the tomatoes are not keeping to their "square." I must have forgot (read full article)
Slime-free Okra
Posted by JenniferArmentrout Can fire tame the slippery nature of this African vegetable? (read full article)
Fried Okra
Okra! The vegetable, which also goes by the name of ladies fingers, may either induce feelings of love or hate in you. The lovers will probably adore its flavour and the slightly crunchy, popping texture of the large white seeds. The haters probably (read full article)
RAMEN AND VEGETABLE SOUP
I know, I know. Cooking with Ramen Noodles? Why not? Cooked with some vegetables, Ramen Noodles make a healthy and tasty meal. Let’s cook this delicious Ramen and Vegetable Soup.Ingredients:A packet of Ramen Noodles½ chopped onion1 chopped carrot2 (read full article)
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