Fruit and Kale Salad with Poppy Seed Buttermilk Dressing
I like kale and all the other dark greens. My stepdaughter thinks I buy the stuff to torture her. She frequently accuses me of hiding kale in everything from spaghetti sauce to cupcakes. I am guilty sometimes! Now that she is off to college kale, chard and...
10 Kitchen Holiday Gifts Ideas
Awesome Gifts for the Home Cook in your Life Getting kitchen stuff at the holidays is fun for a home cook. Over the years some of what I have received has been awesome, some not so much. I thought that this year I would put out a gift guide for my...
Mandarin Spinach Salad with Hot Bacon Dressing
Mandarin Spinach Salad with Hot Bacon Dressing Sometimes you feel like bacon sometimes you don’t, who am I kidding you should always feel like bacon. Spinach salad with hot bacon dressing is a classic recipe that has been part of my family for years, salty...
Marinated Cannellini Bean and Tomato Bruschetta
My marinated cannellini bean and tomato bruschetta recipe was inspired by something I read in a cooking magazine. The original recipe was a cold salad with Middle Eastern spices, but it got me thinking. And one night when we were looking for a light dinner...
Slow Cooker Simple Posole with Pork and Hominy
Posole (Pozole) is a traditional Latina American stew of chilies and pork slow cooked for tons of flavor. Traditional recipes for Posole use cheaper cuts of pork like necks and dry chilies to give the stew lots of fat and flavor. This is not that kind of recipe; this...
12 Thanksgiving Tips
A few simple tips that help keep me sane on Thanksgiving or anytime I am hosting a big dinner party. I have been cooking on Turkey Day for over twenty years so I know of what I write, and please share any other tips you have in the comments section of this...
Florida Ferment Fest 2017
As I was poking around on Facebook last week and I found the first ever Florida Ferment Fest, it was be held at a nearby farm to table restaurant I have been wanting to visit so I decided to buy a ticket. I am going to come right out at the opening of this and say I...
Holiday Cranberry Apple Kugel
Kugel is a traditional Jewish noddle casserole that you find at many delis. Its normal variation is a pretty band affair, custard and noodles. Before I married my husband I have never really eaten much of the stuff. It was more the kind of thing I saw in the deli...
Kai Kai Farm Tour – Indiantown, Florida
Living 8 miles from “town” is really not that far, and you do get some incredibly cool neighbors. We are about 2 miles as the crow flies from Kai Kai vegetable farm. Kai Kai Farm is a sustainable forty acre farm and event venue that besides growing glorious produce...
Roasted Sausage and Mushrooms with Watercress Salad
Roasted Sausage and Mushrooms with Watercress Salad Sometimes a dinner party meal can look like a fancy spread but is really just a simple watercress salad that can be pulled together any night of the week. It’s all about presentation! This is a dinner...
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