Foccacia with Caramelized Onions is the perfect dish to choose, when soup is on your menu, but you need a little sumpin’-sumpin’ that will stretch that lonely bowl of soup into being more of a meal. It’s also perfect to serve with a salad, if it’s too hot where you live for soup, and you’re …
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Kale, Bacon and Cannellini Bean Skillet Pot Pie is creamy, delicious comfort food for a cold winter’s night. You get all the nutritional health benefits of kale, that dark leafy green that haters love to hate, all the fiber of beans, and….BACON. And…Pot Pie! Who doesn’t love a pot pie? Even a kale hater is …
Here’s a recipe for the Best Buttermilk Cornbread, using freshly ground cornmeal. But if you don’t have access to freshly ground cornmeal, never fear: this recipe will also work fine using stone ground cornmeal from the grocery store, If you’re lucky enough have access to your own freshly ground cornmeal made from popcorn, you will …
Ever heard of grinding your own freshly ground cornmeal from popcorn? In this post, you’ll learn how to use a Nutrimill to grind your own cornmeal, from popcorn. What is a Nutrimill? Some of you may be the proud owners of a grain mill. I own a NutriMill, which is a type of grain grinder, …
Because I’m on Alli Worthington’s book launch team, she provided me with a free copy of her new book, Breaking Busy, but that was my only compensation. I am reviewing her book simply because *I* want to, and not due to any agreement to do so. So, obviously, all opinions are my own. A couple …
Rich, unctuous Pork Osso Buco, sprinkled with a bright, fresh gremolata, on creamy risotto is the kind of comfort food you crave on a cold winter evening. I received the osso buco I used to create this recipe as a gift from Batey Farms, but all opinions my very own. 🙂 On cold winter …
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Last weekend, I had the privilege of attending and serving on the staff of an extraordinary conference, called “BAM Conference 2015“. BAM stands for Bloggers at Midlife. The jury is still out on exactly ~where~ midlife will be for me. I guess I won’t truly know the answer to that until I croak. (If I …
Minestrone with Pesto and Garlic Bruschetta is such a great soup for the colder months! Winter hasn’t QUITE given up the ghost in these parts, so how about a delicious soup, packed with vegetables to nourish your body, beans for heartiness, pasta to comfort your soul, and bacon to add that sumpin’-sumpin’ that only bacon …
This recipe for Bacon-roasted Buttercup Squash with Rosemary Honey is your gateway dish into seeing winter squash as a source of delight, not duty. Honest!!! What Can I Cook with a Winter Squash? My CSA provided me with a winter squash that I’d never cooked with before, and quite honestly, didn’t know the name of. …
Grown-Up Grilled Cheese Sandwiches combine the made-for-each-other flavors of wine, cheese, and bread, in a somewhat sophisticated sandwich. And, if you like, you can add a sweet note by spreading those sandwiches with some slow-simmered apple butter. What a luscious delight of a bite! Cheese, Wine, and Bread As you may know, I’m a complete cheese-hound. …
This recipe for Homemade Lasagna plus a “How to” Video is different from my other lasagna recipe, for the World’s Easiest Lasagna,World’s Easiest Lasagna, in two ways. First, it’s made with a homemade tomato sauce, whereas my other recipe relies on jarred sauce. Second, since I came up with this recipe while partnering with Red …
This recipe for a Fabulous Frozen Fruit Smoothie is super simple! It’s my very favorite blend of the frozen fruits I try to keep in stock in my freezer, plus a hint of citrus for zing, and sprig of refreshing mint. A few years ago, I tried eating “raw” for a week, in …
There is so much depth of flavor, packed into this one simple cookie, that Browned Butter Brown Sugar Cookies will blow your mind! I am thrilled to be able to share this recipe with you! My Love For Brown Sugar: As a kid, I loved putting brown sugar on my cereal. Not plain old white …