In the days that I have been injured & off my feet, my garden has been pushing out the tomatoes. Since I cannot wade into the over growth myself (have to keep my bandages clean and dry!) when friends come by to visit I ask one favor of them, “Could you bring in any tomatoes …
Cheese Ball, an Up-Cycled Food!
I am a cheese hound. One time Tall Dark and Handsome inventoried the refrigerator and found 13 varieties! I insisted that the cream cheese and cottage cheese didn’t count, but he argued otherwise (typical lawyer type). Living in the land of cheese and maple, how can a girl help herself? Vermont has the most amazing cheeses …
Chili and Cheese Fried Wontons
I have told you before that wontons are a great way to use up small amounts of leftovers. Here is more proof. The other day I pulled some leftover chili from the depths of my freezer. It struck me as odd because rarely is there any leftover chili in the house. Tall Dark and Handsome …
Mustard Seed Crackers
Tucked in among my cookbooks, is a small treasure of a book distributed by the Valley of Virginia Herb Guild. Well, it is hardly a book, it is more like a stack of yellow cards hole-punched in the corner, bound by a silver ring. I received this gem from my grandmother, who is a member …
Cracker Packs: My Favorite Road Food in My Favorite Car
Cracker packs are my favorite road food. But "What’s a cracker pack?" you say. Those convenient and cheap little packs of 6 crackers and cheese or peanut butter sandwiches. I often find the shining plastic wrappers across from the check-out line. A cracker pack along with a cup of coffee, a bottle of water, and the best beef …
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Comfort Food in the form of Frito Pie
What is your comfort food? That was the question posed for the September potluck. As I found out, most peoples’ comfort food included potatoes or cheese. To be sure these are at the top of my list. I appreciated that the collective group of people from all corners of the country came up with similar …
Smoked Mac & Cheese
It's like veggie mac.... but sublime. This macaroni and smoked cheese came about from a combination of different recipes I had been holding on to. What I think really makes it stand out is the combination of cheeses and the cauliflower although others have argued that the noodles help bring this macaroni to its greatness. …
Cornbread Baked Chile Poblanos
I am on a chile and corn kick. Chiles, corn and cheese to be more precise. This is something that I have been wanting to make for quite sometime but it has been difficult for me to find enough good poblano peppers at a price that I can afford. Finally I hit the mother load and …
Chile Cheese Grits with Cajun Shrimp
Shrimp and Grits, A Pantry Meal. Chile cheese grits were a staple in our house growing up. We might as well have said CCG like Rachel Ray’s EVOO. We ate them often and in quantity. Corn grits themselves are great with brown sugar or maple syrup but once you add cheese, they become instant comfort food in my …
Easy Homemade Cheese: Paneer
This recipe was my first foray into cheese making at home. I came across it in an Indian cookbook while I was searching for something like Sag Paneer. I was pleasantly surprised when this same process was presented during the dairy class at Earthwise Farm & Forest. This is cheese 101. It is easy to …
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