Squash, Pancetta, and Roasted Poblano Dip with Tortilla Chips
I know, I know, I posted a squash related dip just last week. But it is cucurbit season and pumpkin and squash lend themselves really...
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Sep 23, 2020
Bonus Recipe: Cayenne Syrup for Ice Cream
I must give Nigella Lawson credit for this recipe. I read about this a few years back in one of her cookbooks and have wanted to try it...
Sep 19, 2020
Bonus Recipe: Cowboy Candy Hot Sauce
I recently read an article about food in the Mid West which mentioned Cowboy Candy. Since I had never heard of it, I did a little...
Apr 20, 2020
Fermented Spring Ramp Green Sriracha Sauce (day 7)
It has been a week since I started making this Spring Ramp and Jalapeno Sriracha Sauce and in that time its original vibrant green has...
Apr 13, 2020
Bonus Recipe: Fermented Spring Ramp Green Sriracha Sauce (day 1)
About a year ago, I made a proper Sriracha, which was delicious. I ran out a few months ago and never got around to making it again even...
Feb 26, 2020
Slow Roasted Chicken Thighs with Lentils, Chorizo and Red Pepper Romesco
I loved this dish. But then again, I ❤ lentils. I loved all the different textures in the dish, as well as the strong flavors and, while...
Nov 6, 2019
Campanelle with Roasted Squash, Poblano and Grated Cotija
This shouldn't have worked but it did. The pumpkin and cheese melded together to form a creamy sauce that clung perfectly to the pasta,...
Nov 2, 2019
Bonus Recipe: Pique (Habanero Vinegar)
I had a friend in college from Puerto Rico, whose mother always had a bottle of this on the kitchen table to be happily dribbled over...
Sep 11, 2019
Bonus Recipe: Sriracha Sauce From Scratch (Day 7)
Is my Sriracha sauce the glossy bright red of the one that comes in a squeeze bottle (the one with a rooster on it that we all know)? No,...
Sep 4, 2019
Sriracha Sauce From Scratch (Day 1)
I had neither a bushel nor a peck of them, but A LOT of peppers have accumulated in the past weeks due to their regular appearance in ye...
Sep 1, 2019
Corn Soup with Red Pepper Coulis
I made the most wonderful corn soup last summer with scallops but today I wanted a vegetarian version that was lighter and all about the...
Jun 25, 2019
Dinner Gazpacho
I used yellow tomatoes for this so it was not as pretty as I expected it to be but it certainly was a filling and healthy soup. I have to...
May 5, 2019
Grilled Shrimp with Spicy Red Pepper Dipping Sauce
This is a great appetizer or dish to serve when you are making a tapas style dinner at home. This is a non-recipe recipe: it is so simple...
Feb 20, 2018
Peperonata with Mint and Feta
My grocery store sells bags of these; red, yellow and orange baby peppers mixed together. Contrary to regular sized peppers, afer...
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