Kitchen tip: face scrub Did you ever think about the number of things in your kitchen that can be used for your beauty routine? Think of all the types of skin scrubs that you can make! Salt, sugar, oatmeal, corn meal…. My easy peasy exfoliating scrub for today uses brown sugar and olive oil. Add just …
Stuffed Grape Leaves, Dolmades!
Succulent little morsels of goodness! These stuffed grape leaves are popular all over the Mediterranean. There are different variations, most are stuffed with rice. I remember one batch fondly, we used ground lamb and went heavy on the mint. The recipe that is here is my go-to version. It yields party worthy results …
Tapas
My first experience traveling abroad was to Spain. I will always have a special love for Spain. It was there that I was introduced to tapas and other small plates. You could mingle, eat one of these, a bite of that, never too much. A fantastic social atmosphere, where conversations and complements are a cultivated …
Refried Skillet Beans
Cooking amazing food is easy with just a little preparation. I cook and garden in a very similar manner, I get a lot done by doing a little bit at a time. Breaking down large tasks into many small ones is so easy for me to do in the kitchen. I might stop every-so-often and …
Slow Down for Lasagna!
Lasagna was not something I ate often at home when I was a kid. We ate curry more than we ate spaghetti. I received a children's cookbook and lasagna was the first recipe I ever made. The only times we really ate it, I made it. I became a lasagna lover of my own accord and sometimes make non standard versions …
Dutch Baby
This morning I woke up very late and lazy. It was fantastic. After lollygagging around and getting hungry I wanted FOOD. I wanted breakfast, but not meaty greasy eggs and bacon and potatoes. More like pancakes with less work. A Dutch Baby is in order. A Dutch Baby is like a puffy pancake that is …
Peanut Butter Noodles with Broccoli and Chicken
Pantry Meal: Peanut Butter Noodles with Broccoli and Chicken This is a meal that I can make at almost any given time, the ingredients are part of my pantry. I like to keep a well stocked pantry, all of the basics (and not so basics) are always around when I want them. There are …
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Guinness Cupcakes with Irish Cream frosting
The cupcakes are light and tender and a quick mix that has great flavors. A perfect way to use that last bottle of Guinness, if you don’t drink it first. In a med bowl, whisk the Dry together: ¾ cup coco powder 2 cups sugar 2 cups flour 1Tb baking soda pinch salt In …
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Discovering Offals
There are tongues staring at me from my fridge. 2 beef tongues to be exact. Don’t look at me like I’m crazy, I think they look tasty. I am enjoying the relative novelty of them. Sometimes it can be surprisingly hard to track down your favorite foods, or just as hard to branch out from …
Cast Iron Onion Bread
Cast Iron Onion Bread Begin by heating a cast iron skillet in the oven to 375 degrees Whisk together the dry ingredients: 1 2/3 cups a.p. flour 2Tbs sugar 1tsp baking powder 1/2tsp baking soda 1/2tsp salt 3Tbs onion seed ¼ cups chopped fresh or 2Tbs dried scallions Mix wet ingredients: 1 lg egg 1 …
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