OK…I admit…I detest pickles!! So you can imagine my hesitation when I saw this recipe. My mind went immediately to “Why ruin a perfectly good coleslaw with pickle juice?!!” But then I remembered Dr. Seuss & “Green Eggs & Ham“. I made it, I tried it…and whatya know…I liked it! This Dill Pickle Coleslaw makes
Oh, my goodness…I have SO much zucchini!! My one plant has produced so many squashes that I’ve fallen behind. Which means I’ve ended up with ginormous zucchinis that are really too big for much of anything…except Zucchini Bread! Here’s a tasty recipe guaranteed to make a dent in those overgrown zucchinis. Enjoy! Makes 1 loaf
As you may know, this year I planted a summer garden…and it’s doing amazingly well! I have so much basil & zucchini that I’m having a hard time keeping up with it all. A good problem to have! So, instead of leaving zucchini on the neighbor’s doorstep in the middle of the night, I dug
With Springtime comes warmer weather & delicious new veg to eat. As a seasonal eater I must say that, by the end of winter, I get mighty tired of butternut squash, beets & broccoli! Sauteed Green Beans, Fennel & Garlic is an easy, flavorful dish which doubles as a great opportunity to add an underused
Bok choy (or “white vegetable” in Cantonese) is an unusual green because it has about equal parts leafy greens to hearty stalks (most greens are all leaf & no stem). And because it has a goodly amount of thick stems means that it is ideal for braising. Adding a bit of butter to the braising
Apparently, I’m on a potato kick…as evidenced by two potato recipes two weeks in a row (see last week’s Dutchess Potato recipe)! Being an Idahoan I gotta love my spuds!! The best part is that there are endless ways to cook potatoes. You know…Po-tay-toes! Boil ’em, mash ’em, stick ’em in a stew! Salt crusted, however, is a
How has it been that, until now, I’ve never eaten or made gazpacho? For some reason the thought of a cold veggie soup just didn’t sound good. But boy, have I missed out!! I made gazpacho for the soup course in my folk’s 10-course anniversary dinner…and I am a convert! It was delish – especially
Over the weekend I made a 10-course French dinner for my folks’ 60th wedding anniversary. I love doing big formal dinners. I love finding a theme, planning the decorations, searching for recipes…and of course, the cooking! Three days in the kitchen is totally my happy place! 🙂 An unexpected big hit of the party was
I’m a West Coast gal through and through. I love fish tacos (my recipe here), chipotle everything & clam chowder in sourdough bread bowls (here’s my recipe). But…Southerners do have it right when it comes to collard greens. Here’s a great recipe that doesn’t require hours of cooking with ham hocks to make it tasty. And,
I recently spent the weekend celebrating a birthday with a good friend of mine. For one of her birthday dinners, she made roasted potatoes & I was reminded of just how much I love spuds done this way! Although her recipe was slightly different, the essence was the same – potatoes with deep dark crunchy