Hey! It’s me! It’s been a while, and for that I apologize. Life caught up with me, but with the seasons changing I am drawn even more to the kitchen. I love it when the mornings are crisp and the evenings are perfect to be standing at the stove or enjoying smells coming from the… Continue reading Tuscan Pork Riblets with Balsamic-Dijon Glaze
Ingredient: kosher salt
Creamy Corn Soup with Scallops
There isn’t much in this world that SCREAMS summertime than fresh, sweet corn. I love corn. I am telling you, I LOVE me some CORN! It’s been a great deal recently around these parts and I had read a great recipe on Serious Eats about how to make a really good, velvety, creamy corn soup… Continue reading Creamy Corn Soup with Scallops
Easy Berry-Tomato Salad with Mint
Summer salads are one of my favorite things. If you couldn’t tell, look through the salad archives. I am all ABOUT the cool, the crispy, the sweet and the tangy, and the fresh fresh fresh. Summer is the single best time of the year for salads, because we can experiment, we have access to fresh… Continue reading Easy Berry-Tomato Salad with Mint
Grilled Crispy Pork Belly
I love pork belly, from which bacon is born. Sometimes I’m not sure which I like more, the salty-smoky-cured bacon, or the juicy, tender, and delicious pork belly in all its intact glory. Pork belly is a super-versatile cut, especially if the skin is left on, and it’s absolutely fantastic by itself, in tacos, in… Continue reading Grilled Crispy Pork Belly
Chayote: Crisp Spring Salad
Chayote is a fruit/vegetable native to Mexico, which is known around the world for its versatility, nutrition, and just plain deliciousness. It has about as many names as it has different recipes and ways to prepare it. I call it a Squash, but it is so much more than that!
Pan-Seared Beef Tri Tip
In the post-holiday haze, I’ve been craving beef. Never mind that we had a big prime rib on Christmas, which essentially disappeared because it was mind-blowingly good (I know, I shouldn’t have taken a vacation from the blog when I was making that bad boy), but I’m kind of turkeyed and ham’ed out. You too? … Continue reading Pan-Seared Beef Tri Tip
Tangy Broccoli Slaw
This week at the farmers market, cauliflower and broccoli were in great abundance. One farm had broccoli on the stalk, instead of just the flowery crowns, and to me that was absolute perfection. I think the broccoli stem is highly underrated! It’s delicious, raw or cooked, great in soups, salads, or even sautéed. This week,… Continue reading Tangy Broccoli Slaw
Mizeria (Polish Cucumber Salad)
In case I haven’t previously made it clear, I am a fan of salads. I love them in the spring and summer, but also in the fall and winter. Pasta salads, slaws, cucumber-tomato salad, salads with grains and veggies, I love them all, no matter the season. So, as summer slips away and we move… Continue reading Mizeria (Polish Cucumber Salad)
Escabeche (Mexican Pickled Carrots & Pickled Jalapenos)
I know I’ve been on kind of a pickling kick lately, what with pickles, and okra pickles, and more pickles, and then I made MORE okra pickles. I’m going to turn into one big pickle. But before I do, I have another great kind of pickle to share with you, and these can be made… Continue reading Escabeche (Mexican Pickled Carrots & Pickled Jalapenos)
Sassy BBQ Spice Rub
It’s the time of year when cable networks bombard us with grilling, chilling, travel tips for the best regional BBQ types, where to find them, festivals, cookoffs, and Pitmasters! Everyone has a special rub, a spice mixture that they say sets their fire-cooked meat apart from everyone else’s. That of course means that I… Continue reading Sassy BBQ Spice Rub