Blogging from my heart in Boise, Idaho
I am in a funk and the only way to break out is to cook to my heart’s content, at the end of the day, and making up a recipe as I enter the kitchen. For the record, it is Sunday evening as I type…. What’s on hand this weekend? Tri tip steaks from Costco.... Continue Reading →
I had a hankering for brussels sprouts yesterday, so much so that I drove to Trader Joe’s on a whim. My biggest decision was should I buy whole sprouts or shaved sprouts? I opted for whole because I wanted to make tacos. I must disclose that I could eat tacos every day. There, now you... Continue Reading →
I have a confession to make, I have been craving a chicken dish I found in the Los Angeles Times before I moved to Idaho. Thursday June 3, 1982 to be exact. Chicken a la Chardon. And, my leanings towards poultry have lessened in the past few years, but Sunday night I had to look... Continue Reading →
Good grief, my real estate team made me dress for Halloween today. How cruel! Well, not really. I just happen to have a white ghost gown, white patent leather go-go boots, salt and pepper hair now. Should work, right? AND! They want to have a Halloween potluck. In my haste to sign up for a... Continue Reading →
It is officially Fall here in Idaho, and I have been canning or prepping the garden harvest for weeks now. Whole plum tomatoes for recipes later. Shredding the squash, freezing it on baking trays and then vacuum sealing for winter meals. Roasting poblano chilies, deseeding, slicing and packing in garlic flavored olive oil. Taking the... Continue Reading →
I have sliced, ready to go peaches in my freezer and vacuumed sealed. Finally they were begging to be eaten. Well, this Sunday was the perfect Fall day to defrost them and make something. Not to mention, it was high time I baked again. My only quest was to make the cobbler topping more or... Continue Reading →
I just knew I had a recipe for gazpacho, and I found a post from 2010. I have to admit I took out a few ingredients in favor of ingredients from my garden. Took out the flavored tomato juice in favor of more tomatoes, took out a spicy Mexican sauce in favor of a finely... Continue Reading →
Edamame is one of my favorite beans, and it's the number one appetizer I order when I eat sushi. Years ago, a restaurant in Boise had edamame hummus on their menu, and they had sour cream as an ingredient. I tried to copy the recipe, using tahini instead. This is my result! Ingredients 1 ½... Continue Reading →
Ah, this is the time of year we tend to simply give away our rhubarb. I have not bothered to plant it since I am the recipient of literally bushels of the odd plant we love to almost hate. Too tart and yet oh so sweet with the right combination of other ingredients. I found... Continue Reading →
Simply put, I was craving lime juice. I bought limes. I bought a cabbage mix with carrots from Trader Joe’s. I needed a good dressing to bring the two together. Voila! Ingredients 1 cup packed cilantro, stems removed 6 small green onions, or ¼ cup chopped 3 cloves garlic, pressed ¾ cup lime juice, I... Continue Reading →
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