Side Dishes
Flourless Chili Cornbread
This recipe was born thanks to a friend of mine, who told me this week that she was recently diagnosed as wheat intolerant. She has since been amazed to discover just how many of the foods she loves have wheat in them. One of her biggest disappointments came when she learned that cornbread contains wheat [...]
Farmer’s Market Bounty
In the Summer and Fall, I shop at the local farmer’s markets and roadside farm stands as much as possible. I plan my meals around the locally grown, seasonal produce and am always delighted to see what new things arrive as the months progress. Not only is the food more fresh than what is available [...]
Fig and Ricotta Tart
Words can’t express the joy I feel when I’m roaming through the produce section and see the first fresh figs of the year lining the shelves. Out of all the Fall foods, I love figs the most. Aside from eating them wrapped in a slice of prosciutto, my favorite way to eat them is in [...]
Easy Vegetarian Casserole
This is a super easy, throw a bunch of shit in a pan kind of recipe. I like to put one of these babies together at the end of the week to use up the remainder of my farmer’s market vegetables before they go bad. All you have to do is mix together an assortment [...]
Grilled Endive with Chipotle Yogurt Dressing
This endive was sitting in my fridge for almost a month. My intention was to braise it, Julia Child style, but it’s been so hot lately that I haven’t had much inclination to leave my oven on for hours at a time. I knew I needed to use the endive soon, so last night the [...]
Sesame Blister Beans
Yesterday, I made my first farmer’s market trip of the year with my mom and a friend. There isn’t much available yet, but I bought some beautiful asparagus from the lady at this stand. My mom bought some of the radishes, which we snacked on later. They were mild and delicious. After the farmer’s market, [...]
Grilled Whole Vidalia Onions
This year, there was plenty to celebrate on Memorial Day. My husband and I spent the day at my parents house. We grilled hot dogs and brats and enjoyed them along with the usual cook out suspects like watermelon, pasta salad, coleslaw, and my Tikka Masala Potato Salad. My brother and his wonderful girlfriend Stephanie [...]
Tikka Masala Potato Salad
Happy Memorial Day! Today, I am going over to my parents house for a cook out and my mom put me in charge of a side dish. Just something simple to go with brats and hot dogs. I had a bunch of potatoes I needed to use up and potato salad came to mind. I [...]
May Day Pesto Extravaganza
Happy May Day everyone! I love May. It’s my favorite month. It is the month of my birth and this May brings about my Golden Birthday. It also happens to be the month in which a large portion of my friends were born, including my lovely husband. Things are finally starting to turn green here [...]
Sweet Challah Easter Birds
I found a picture of these sweet little bird rolls in a senior home cookbook. I thought that they would make the perfect accompaniment for an Easter Brunch. The original recipe was for a regular sweet roll, but I love challah and figured it would be an easy swap. These birds are so simple to [...]
