Black plates on a wedding registry… Who does that?! Well, you’re reading her blog… And, you’ve probably seen said plates in many photos over the past few years! Yes, my wedding registry included black dishes… Plates, bowls, a creamer set, and even a few platters. I definitely got a few raised eyebrows and lots of questions as the…
I warned you last week that I’m obsessed with garlic scapes… And, also that I stockpiled them and had quite a few garlic scape recipes coming your way. Well, here’s another one! I guess you could say that I am also somewhat obsessed with stuffed pasta, especially in the summer! I love to use whatever…
Today I am so lucky to have Amber from Bluebonnets & Brownies here to share a recipe for Weeknight Sausage Pasta with all of you! It’s really a good thing for everyone… If I was writing, you’d probably be reading all about hospital food… And, no one wants that! I met Amber at the Big…
Another great month of Kitchen Bootcamp has come to a close. This month, I challenged everyone to try some new recipes that involved cooking with grains and legumes (Chapter 27 in The Professional Chef). It turned out to be a bigger challenge than I expected because the “legumes” part may have thrown a few people…
Here’s another vegetarian dish for you (actually, if you skip the cheese on top, it’s a vegan dish!)… You’re shocked, I’m sure! When I was trying to pick out my vegetarian menu last week, I handed my hubby a few cookbooks and told him to pick out some dishes that sounded good. I figure, if…
I’ve got quite a mix of posts in this week’s collection of favorites. I’ve done quite a bit of blog reading this week (I admit, I had let my RSS reader get a bit out of hand!), and there were so many great posts to choose from. My cooking and baking list for the next…
Each year, my mom and I go shopping on Black Friday. It’s our thing… and I love it! After my Black Friday adventure of shopping in the malls and stores with all of the other crazy shoppers, I’m usually ready to settle in at home for a few days. After Black Friday, I usually have…
Do you ever start to tire of certain items in your CSA box from week to week?
Though I always do my best to find creative uses for all of the produce that we get each week, this year I have definitely started to have my fill of a few things – especially mini orange peppers and collard greens. I’ve never been much of a greens person, so that’s always one of my big CSA challenges. We get kale, chard, collards, and lots of varieties of lettuce. While they may all be good for me, I have to admit that I usually end up going back to the same things over and over when it comes to cooking with them.
One of my tried and true flavor combinations for greens is to pair them with spicy Italian sausage. I know I’m not the first person to utilize that flavor combo and I’m certain that I won’t be the last, either. Though I have revisited the flavors a few times (like this butternut quiche a few weeks ago…), I do try to find ways to incorporate the flavors into new dishes.
While walking through Pike Place Market in Seattle with Mardi and Kelly, we stumbled on an Italian market with a lovely selection of artisan pastas imported from Italy (along with a beautiful assortment of olive oils, Balsamic vinegars, and other things that I knew would weigh down my suitcase too much). I knew I would…
It’s that time again… Time for this month’s Kitchen Bootcamp roundup! This post is a few days later than I had planned due to my trip to Seattle for IFBC. While I had the greatest intentions of being able to post the roundup right after my return, I decided to post a few thoughts on…
