Category Archives: Appetizer
A Vegetarian Thanksgiving
Alright, we’ve arrived at Thanksgiving week. First things first – where the heck has this year gone? Are we really getting back into the swing of the holiday season? Okay, the shock is wearing off… While growing up, to my … Continue reading
Tomato Potato Tart
Having a good, flaky pastry crust in your recipe repertoire is a must. This is advice comes from the same girl who has made her fair share of crusts that shrink down from the all sides of the pan they’re … Continue reading
Cashew Basil Pesto
When it comes to summer, one of my favorite widely available ingredients is fresh basil. In the last 6 years, I only successfully grew it once. This year, however, our garden is FILLED with all sorts of basil! Lemon basil, … Continue reading
Potato Macaroni Egg Salad
I’m not a stranger to insomnia. I do some of my best work in the wee morning hours. I have since I was about 12 years old. But sometimes it’s a pain in the ass when you’re wide awake at … Continue reading
Summer Corn Salad
Summer has arrived full-on and I don’t know how the hell it happened. Next week is July? How’d we get here? For the first time in 28 years, I’ve got a garden that is chock-full of produce. Rich two-year-old compost … Continue reading
Smoked Salmon Salad with Lemon Basil Vinaigrette
Sometimes a girl eats too many doughnuts for her birthday. Then chases them down with extravagant fru-fru cocktails, copious amounts of amazing sushi, and inevitably, birthday cake to round it all out. Sometimes the next day, that girl says, “Damn. … Continue reading
Sweetly Spiced Yogurt Pudding
We just had a week filled with birthday celebrating. Silas has had three separate birthday celebrations – all of them including homemade treats and cooking. I made a vanilla cake with salted caramel meringue buttercream filling. The process of making … Continue reading
Gluten Free Green Chile Sweet Corn Mac and Cheese
The last week has been a whirlwind. While I’ve got more than a few recipes ready to show up on this little blog, the last handful of days have been long and come 10:30 at night, the last thing I … Continue reading
Crock Pot Yogurt
I have a knack for pinning lots of recipes on Pinterest, then like many within the world, forget about those pins entirely. Sometimes that isn’t the case. A recipe will creep into my head and reside there until I follow … Continue reading
Homemade Crab Cakes with a Spicy Sauce
Sometime over the last two weeks, I dropped out of the blogosphere. Life happens. It moves. Time tucks itself into moments that don’t feel like they’re flying by while they’re escaping you right under your grimy garden-dirt coated fingers, or … Continue reading