Summer-Fresh Herbs
One of the prime factors in cooking the tastiest dishes is to use fresh, quality ingredients–fresh herbs being particularly important in most recipes. Purchasing herbs in your local grocery store...
View ArticleHoney, I Love You!
Nature feeds our bodies and our spirits. It provides us with beauty, interest, creativity, food, and medicine. So, when we look for solutions, why not look to nature first? Such natural generosity is...
View ArticleTurkey Truths
The popularity of turkeys in North America came about in an interesting way. Turkeys are thought to have been domesticated more than 2,000 years ago in Pre-Columbian Mexico. In fact, turkey fossils...
View ArticleThe Taste of Shape
Which do you prefer—gummy bears or gummy worms? Spaghetti or mostaccioli? Sliced bread or a roll? Food is one of the pleasures of life. Most of us look forward to times of day and seasons that feature...
View ArticleSacred Lotus
Tall, elegant, enduring, and even nutritious, the intriquing lotus has been revered since antiquity. The delicate lotus flower can emerge from the murkiest waters and purify its environment, is...
View ArticleSausage and Pepper One Pot Dinner
Are you in a hurry tonight? Here’s a quick, one-pot meal. I’ve made this recipe for 50 years, and it never fails to satisfy. Sausage, Potato, and Onion Dinner is hearty, tasty, and very easy to...
View ArticleStorytelling and Baccala
bacalhau (salgado) (Portuguese)bacalao salado (Spanish)bacallau salgado (Galician)μπακαλιάρος, bakaliáros (Greek)Klippfisch (German)morue salée (French)baccalà (Italian)bakalar (Croatian)bakaljaw...
View ArticleHoliday Bake-Off
I hosted my little family Christmas last weekend, and the day went by too quickly. I love having my children, children-in-law, and grandchildren together. When they leave, the house is suddenly too...
View ArticleFamily Cookbook and Hydroponic Update
We tell our stories around the table, and in our family, that table includes food. Lots of food. We pull everything we have out of the refrigerator and cabinets for our guests. One of the many...
View ArticleRecipe–Roasted Poblano Pepper, Sweet Corn, and Potato Soup
When summer produce begins showing up in our gardens and local markets, we have endless possibilities of dishes to serve our families. We can mix and match those veggies for tasty, fresh, crisp...
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