Simple Onion RollsThese delicate rolls are rich in flavor and taste so good. The best part.."really easy to make" , not a lot of mess and not bread machine required :D. The house is filled with a beautiful aroma of Homemade Bread and memories of chi (read full article)

Cheesy Garden Stuffed Peppers --Pimientos Rellenos "Jardin con Queso""Mmm...I Love Sour Cream"Well, today I decided to make one of Hubby J. favorites. Let me tell you what happened. Ok. Last weekend, while I was doing a marathon of domestic chores (read full article)

Fouacé and Rillettes.

I can say that when I first watched fouacé being made, it was a fascinating experience. It is a locally made bread, not unlike pitta in appearance that these days is limited to artisan or home production, for those lucky enough to own a wood fired (read full article)

Bread and Butter Pickles

 Ive made this on and off thru the years, they are pretty good. BREAD AND BUTTER PICKLES 8lbs. cucumbers2lbs. white onions1/2c. salt (I used coarse kosher salt)1 qt. white vinegar2c. sugar ( I used organic)2 tsp. celery seed2 tsp. turmeric1 (read full article)

Cucumber-Tomato Salad, Pot Roast Seitan, Cornbread, and Green Bean Pepper Salad

With the exception of the quick salad I whipped up, all of these recipes came from the Passionate Vegetarian, a cookbook that is seriously undervalued in my kitchen, considering how much it has to offer.  I wasn’t a huge fan of the green beans (read full article)

Chocolate Bread

This isn’t about the bread pudding, it’s bread only! Check them out!   Pane Alla Cioccolata   Chocolate Bread       My Cranberry Dark Chocolate Bread Odyssey   Triple-Cho (read full article)

Garlic Wheat Bread

I thought for sure I had photos of my Garlic Wheat Bread, but can't find any?  Here's the only one I could come up with from an earlier post: I made the Garlic Wheat Bread in the bread machine.  I strayed from a recipe in a bread machine c (read full article)

Squash Blossoms

About a month ago when it seemed that all our volunteer vines were only going to produce ornamental gourds, I picked off a few handfuls of blossoms to cook and eat. Not really knowing how to prepare them, I looked to the internet for recipes. Most (read full article)

Roast Pork Tenderloin with Romesco Sauce - What Alex SHOULD have made!

Roast Pork Tenderloin with Romesco SauceSo, the other night my husband and I were watching Top Chef (after 6 years, my husband is now hooked - SWEET!) and the chefs challenge was to choose a country and then cook a dish inspired by that country. The (read full article)

CSA Share Week 11 and Parmesan Squash Sticks

I'm going to need a larger car.Maybe even a pickup truck.Every week my farm share keeps getting bigger and bigger.I may need to get a life to boot.Every week I find myself getting more and more excited to see what the share is going to bring me. I'm (read full article)

Caesar Salad Pita Pockets

This is a simple recipe for a healthy Caesar salad pita pocket, which is perfect to eat on a hot day. Serves 1 1 slice of white or brown bread 1 chicken breast 2 Romaine lettuce leaves, chopped 5-6 slices of cucumber 1 whole wheat pita Olive oil (read full article)

Pork Adobo

I know very little about Filipino cuisine. I know that they eat balut (do NOT click on that link if you’re squeamish), they have a sour tamarind based soup called sinigang, that they love pork, they call noodles pancit, and … that’s (read full article)

Focaccia Recipe

Carla Ferrari's Focaccia Recipe by Jackie Cameron   On a recent visit to Switzerland, I unexpectedly crossed the border one day for lunch in Italy. Choosing a traditional caprese salad with Foccacia bread and Gnocchi Gorgonzola seemed the right (read full article)

My Menu Plan Monday: Cantaloupe

Cantaloupe Our box from Two Small Farms CSA was full of many summer time favorites, including Sweet Corn, Zucchini and Cantaloupe. We also found Onions, Spinach, Red Beets, Strawberries and Purple Cauliflower. Here is my menu plan for the week o (read full article)

Japanese Cream Stew

Just like the Japanese curry, cream stew is another best seller in my house.  There seems to be a shortage of ready-made roux in groceries lately so I looked for a recipe online without using the boxed cream stew cake. Sorry for the image.  The ca (read full article)

Sneaking Veggies to Your Kids

Veggies decrease the risk of many diseases and are high in antioxidants, which boost the defense system, vitamins, and other minerals like calcium, potassium, and iron. They are low in fat and high in dietary fiber. When buying vegetables look for pl (read full article)

Chicken Fried Seitan and Corn on the Cob

There are a couple knife blocks in my kitchen, and while the Chefs, pairing knife, and bread knife get used a few times a day, there is entire row that I almost never touch, and those are the steak knives.  When you don’t eat steak, you simple (read full article)

Tuna and White Bean Salad

As I'd mentioned Saturday, I still had some beans left to eat, and that I intended to put them together with the tuna salad I wanted to make (the same salad, by the way, that caused me to go over budget). So, here we are. Makin' tuna salad. I did thi (read full article)

Pain is Temporary. Accomplishment is Forever!

Well the heat index was 101 when I got off work today but, gosh darn it, I was going to RUN! So I did – 3 miles in the blazing sun. It was just as you imagine it would be. Brutal. Insane. Stupid hot. But as I was pacing around my cool basement (read full article)

Foodbuzz 24 x 24: Tastes of South Louisiana

When Foodbuzz issued their latest 24, 24, 24 challenge, I just knew I had to take part. This time, instead of providing a $250 stipend to challenge participants, they are donating $250 in the name of each participant to The Greater New Orleans Founda (read full article)