Well ok, I didn’t actually get canned myself, but a bunch of other stuff in my house did. So what if it’s been more than twenty years since I helped my mom do canning back home? Heck yeah, let’s fly by the seat of our pants like always and do some canning.
It all started innocently [...]
Archive for the ‘Vegetables’ Category
I Got Canned
Posted in Apples, Canning, Fruit, Kung faux pas, Vegetables, tagged canned tomato sauce, home canning, tomato sauce on September 26, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The Spice is Right
Posted in Meat, Mexican, Pork, Snacks, Tomato, Vegetables on September 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Apparently I’ve been on a spicy roll lately. I was quietly perusing the farmer’s market and came across these fantastic looking poblanos. I had to have some. Suddenly all my weekend cooking plans were completely rearranged, all due to some chiles.
Poblanos just beg to be stuffed, and these ones were no different. Earlier this year [...]
I’ll sell you my pickle for a nickle
Posted in Cucumber, Pickles, Vegan, Vegetarian on August 31, 2009 | 2 Comments »
How about two cents?
Who doesn’t like pickles? Well…test subject Bill is a self-proclaimed pickle hater. With this in mind…well…I made pickles anyway
With Alton Brown’s refrigerator pickle recipe recipe in hand, I was determined to produce the best pickles ever. Or, at least something edible. His recipe calls for “pickling [...]
The Des Moines Farmers Market
Posted in Vegetables, tagged farmers markets, local food on July 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Ok, so only true food geeks like me and my mom would be excited for weeks in advance about going to a farmers market. But, since we are, we were anxiously awaiting my trip to Iowa so we could hit the infamous DesMoines farmers market. After three days of sitting in my work-related seminar (three [...]
Behold the Power of Tomato Basil Soup
Posted in Soup, Tomato, Vegetarian, tagged tomato soup, tomatoes on July 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
A while back I discovered a recipe for tomato basil soup, I can’t even remember where. It was supposed to be a copycat recipe for the one at La Madeline restaurant. Since I haven’t had the one there I don’t know how close it is, or even how much I’ve changed it since then, but [...]
4th of July Feast
Posted in Beans, Chicken, Salads, Smoking, Vegetables, tagged Chicken, grilling, Smoking, wine on July 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Usually the 4th of July holiday finds Bill and I at home, chilling out, having some wine and watching random fireworks from our back deck. This year, however, we ventured out to a friend’s house to celebrate our nation’s birthday together.
When you’re wine snobs like us but don’t have the budget for Caymus as a [...]
Red Snapper, Kung Faux Pas and Summer Salads
Posted in Baking, Fish, Kung faux pas, Salads, Tomato, Vegetables, tagged heirloom tomatoes, muffins, red snapper on June 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »
A few weeks ago a friend of ours went deep sea fishing. It sounds interesting, but not sure if I could do it (physically or mentally). However, when he offered us some of his haul, I was more than happy to take it off his hands. We scored some red snapper, amberjack and mackerel.
A few days [...]
Got Ganep?
Posted in Korean, Main Course, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian on June 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Here I am, catching up after a whirlwind few weeks. Test subject Bill and I went to Virginia on a wine tasting/hiking/eating tour, then shortly thereafter went on a cruise to the Bahamas – a vacation to remember and filled with GOOD EATS!
But back in my kitchen, my creative fingers were itching again to produce [...]
Early Spring Salad
Posted in Salads, Spinach, Vegetables, Vegetarian on March 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Georgia has not seen sunlight since Tuesday. I am so thankful for the rain. I really am. But after four days I really needed a bright spot! So I put together an early spring salad for lunch:
Using almost exclusively items from my last CSA box, I prepared this beautiful work of edible art. I made [...]
