Last year, it seemed liked Christina and I had beets coming out our ears compliments of our CSA box. This year, it’s butternut squash…ah, the joys of seasonal eating! Fortunately, butternut squash is super versatile and works in a number of recipes. I especially enjoy a bowl of piping hot butternut squash soup. To enhance [...]
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Making homemade cranberry relish is almost as easy as opening a can, but it tastes so much better than any store bought concoctions full of corn syrup and artificial additives. All it takes is a few simple ingredients stewed over the stove – for less than 10 minut- and you have a fresh, sweet-and-tart side [...]
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At the farmer’s market on Sunday, I got excited to see freshly cut brussels sprout stalks just begging to be taken home. I chose a two and a half foot long stalk covered with nearly three pounds of tightly clustered, bright green sprouts. My hubby Brent, who unlike most normal children loved brussels sprouts growing [...]
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Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday – hands down. I love all of the yummy, warm food, crazy family members, and the inevitable late afternoon nap after I’ve gorged myself silly on my third helping of pumpkin pie. And I think it’s funny how everybody has their special dish. My mom would never serve turkey without [...]
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Nothing, and I mean nothing, goes better with pulled pork sandwiches than baked beans. I’d even go so far as to say that I’d eat the side dish straight of a can rather than foregoing it all together. But baked beans are simple and inexpensive to make from scratch, plus you are guaranteed to not [...]
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I think this soup must have humble origins because it cost like $4 to put together! Aside from Top Ramen, it’s also one of the quickest soups I’ve ever made – a great weeknight meal!
4 cups of chicken broth
2 eggs
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan-Reggiano
1 cup of spinach, roughly copped
pinch of nutmeg
salt and pepper
Heat broth in a [...]
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In my last CSA box, I got my first butternut squash of the season. I’m going to be honest…I was not happy. Any San Franciscan will tell you that we got robbed of a summer this year and receiving an autumnal squash was the sure sign of it ending. But, this story ends happily because [...]
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It started pouring in San Francisco on Monday, marking (what I thought was) the end of our very short Indian summer. Instead of heading to the gym, I hunkered down at home and pulled on a pair of very elastic pants so that I could enjoy one of my favorite comfort treats – homemade chocolate [...]
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Here it is folks…my last summer meal. How do I know summer is over? I received a damned butternut squash in my CSA box and nothing could be more autumnal then that. Don’t get me wrong – I love butternut squash. I was just really enjoying all of the late summer tomatoes, corn and stone [...]
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I know, I know, cabbage and sublime in the same sentence sounds crazy right?? But this combo of cabbage and lime-y, thai-inspired dressing is just that. I came across yet another awesome recipe on TheKitchn this week called Grilled Cabbage Wedges with Spicy Lime Dressing and tested it out alongside chicken enchiladas for dinner. All [...]
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