Peter Piper picked a peck of peppers. I sure hope they were poblano. Every summer we plant a small garden and each year we have our requisite bell peppers. And each year we experiment with a different type of pepper. We’ve planted Cayenne, jalapeños and other varieties before but this last summer we tried poblano.Read More
Shaved Brussels Sprout Salad with Sesame Dressing
Brussels Sprouts are my favorite. I usually only saute them. Yesterday I tried something I had read about – shaved sprout salad. I tried an Asian-inspired dressing to change it up and it was great! Enjoy! #mpprecipe-container-10 .mpp-topleft { width: 100% !important; } #mpprecipe-container-10 .mpp-topright { display:none !important; } Shaved Brussels Sprout Salad with SesameRead More
Still ‘Shroomin’
A while back I wrote about my wacky love of fungus (see the blog post here). What I wrote then is still true today; I freakin’ love mushrooms. I know not everyone does but I encourage the haters to try mushrooms in this hearty appetizer. You will be swayed! Who could not love these fungi sautéedRead More
Kale If I Know part 1
Touted as a super food, kale packs a nutritious punch. Great! The difficult thing is that it’s not always easy to choke down. It can be tough and earthy not to mention GREEN. Many are adverse to anything GREEN. Luckily I am not and I love a good challenge. The best way to eat vegetables is, ofRead More
(fill in the blank)-free foods are no fun
A lot of the time food labelled “(fill in the blank)-free” aren’t that much fun. Fat-free. Sugar-free. Gluten-free. I’m not advocating a full-fat or all-sugar diets but there’s gotta be a balance somewhere. Gluten-free seems to be all the rage right now. And I understand there are certain illnesses that require one to have aRead More