Poached Salmon with Mustard-Dill Sauce
July 21, 2009
An elegant main dish that is quick to prepare.
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Kitchen Remodel Update
July 19, 2009
Back in December, I wrote about my parent’s kitchen remodel project. The new kitchen has been completed since May, and for the last few months we’ve been breaking it in. That and doing laps around the center island with looks of blissful wonder on our faces. I don’t think it is exagge…
Mom’s Macaroni Salad
July 17, 2009
When you have a week straight of by 100° temps, you start looking for cooler things to build. My mother whipped up that macaroni salad earlier that week and I think I ate half of the whole bowl. Think macaroni and deviled egg form love child and you’ll be in the vicinity. There is …
Blueberry Pie
July 15, 2009
It’s blueberry season! From the recipe archive. ~Elise
When blueberries are in season, what better to do with them (other than eating them straight from the basket) than construct blueberry pie? Blueberries have been found to be a “superfood”, so good for you that you should go out o…
Spicy, Citrusy Black Beans
July 13, 2009
I do believe these are the best black beans I’ve ever eaten in my life. My friend Suzanne has been teaching me some of her favorite recipes that summer (lucky me!), and that spicy black bean recipe is one she couldn’t wait to share. Suzanne usually makes a big batch for her family (hu…
Apricot Riesling Jam
July 10, 2009
Please welcome Garrett McCord of Vanilla Garlic, who shares with us his latest jam recipe. ~Elise
I’m surprised that the food obsessed don’t consider Ernest Hemingway a proper food writer. Go pick up a copy of A Farewell to Arms or “Big Two-Hearted River” and pick any random page and …
Shrimp Cocktail
July 9, 2009
Please welcome guest author Jaden Hair of the oh-so-steamy SteamyKitchen.com as she shares an oh-so-spicy shrimp cocktail recipe she found on a trip to Asheville, North Carolina. ~Elise
Ill be honest with you, I never order shrimp cocktail at a restaurant. Why? considering nearly al…
Quinoa Pilaf
July 7, 2009
Have you ever cooked with quinoa? It’s a South American grain that one prepares in a fashion similar to rice, simmered in water until the liquid is all absorbed. I first started cooking with quinoa (pronounced KEEN-wa) when I lived in San Francisco years ago. It has that wonderful nut…
Happy Fourth!
July 4, 2009
Happy Fourth! whether you are still thinking of what to bring to the BBQ, consider one of our grill recipes, or picnic salads. Strawberry shortcake is still my all-time favorite Fourth of July dessert, or a freshly baked fruit cobbler. For a quick tour of what some of the other food …
Apricot Berry Cobbler
July 3, 2009
My friend Suzanne has been coming by a lot recently, helping my mother and me raid my next door neighbor Pat’s Blenheim apricot tree (with Pat’s blessing of course). Suzanne has 3 growing teenagers to feed, so she can put those apricots to work! that week she walked me through her ste…