Last week I made spaghetti and meatballs (modified from this recipe) and a version of mejadra and used the CSA delivery for the simplest of side salad (lettuce, olive oil, lemon, salt). Both were comforting and just what I was craving. And then this weekend…I baked. Sometimes our mood influences what we cook as much as …
I love lazy weekend meals that you can prep and put in the oven. It gives me time to clean a bit in the kitchen while it bakes, something I can never find the time to do during the week. And while most breakfast options for the oven are heavy casseroles, this is a relatively …
Before you starting jumping to conclusions about that first word in the title I need to tell you something. The pumpkin in this Pumpkin Four-Meat Chili is subtle. It isn’t hit you in the face, fall is here, pumpkin-spice-latte-esqe pumpkin. Don’t get me wrong I love that sort of pumpkin but it had its time …
I make an exception for Mascarpone Rhubarb Hand Pies. It’s really their practicality that gets me, the miniature cuteness is just a bonus. It’s pie in a completely portable, perfectly portioned little package that’s perfect for potlucks, barbecues and picnics. Oh and the crust to filling ratio is high, so pie crust lovers rejoice, these …
On the list of dishes i want to make (and yes, there is such a list, currently approximately 200 recipes long) shrimp and andouille gumbo was now here close to top. That was until fresh okra arrived in our CSA box and suddenly gumbo seemed not only to be a logical choice but something I …
