I love risotto. From the first time I laid eyes on it when I was 10 years old until today. It’s a comfort food. You can give it almost any flavor profile, and pack it full of veggies. I’ve made everything from butternut squash risotto… Read More
Fresh basil. There is nothing that even compares. After pining over the recipe for more than a year, I decided to finally embark on a lemon basil risotto. Here’s what you need – 1 lemon rind, grated 1 cup of basil, shredded by hand 1 1/2… Read More
We started the late fall share for our CSA, which means mutant sweet potatoes, squash and a plethora of beets, radishes and turnips. Mutant is referring to their size, which massive. I have never seen vegetables so large before. Anyway, I need a way to… Read More
We have approximately 30 pounds of apples hanging out in our living room and kitchen. Eating them raw is fine, but that can only take you so far. Same with apple pie. How much of it can you really eat before getting sick of it?!… Read More
Yesterday was a whirlwind of cooking and baking. Unfortunately, I only took one photo of some cookie batter. This is what happens when you make four or five different dishes at once. Priorities! To start, I made and canned two jars of pickles, two jars… Read More
After making red velvet cupcakes sans red dye and plus grated beet, I had a bunch of beets leftover in my fridge. Not wanting to waste them, I decided to go in search of a recipe that would be pleasing to the pallet and not… Read More
This is one of those “I blogged about it earlier, but lost the post due to malfunctioning of the internet” posts. So I am doing this again. I had a bunch of asparagus, no meat and a big box of risotto in my cabinet. Thanks… Read More
The latest issue of Bon Appetit arrived this weekend. Last month, I ogled over the mac and cheese on the cover, but never got around to making it. Probably due to the strange cheeses I’d need to buy and not having time to stop in… Read More
Tonight was one of those nights I did not want to cook. It was a “can we please order pizza tonight” kind of night. But then you begin to think about all the fresh food in your fridge, and the fact that you just started… Read More
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