Last year in my big canning kick, I canned up a bunch of the Apple Onion slaw that I used to make this sandwich. I didn’t give canning instructions in that post, but it’s super simple. Just fill warm jars…
Pork Chops and Brussels Sprouts in an Apple Cider Mustard Sauce
I told you guys a few weeks ago about a wonderful day in the city and a wonderful wonderful meal we had at a French restaurant there. A meal so wonderful that I nearly ripped the plate out of Bear’s…
Carrot Raisin Citrus Salad
Oh, this potluck staple brings back memories. I loved it so much as a kid, but as an adult this is the salad I always walk right by. As a grown up I’m no longer such a fan of vegetables…
Parmesan Risotto
My first taste of risotto came in the cooking school I got to go to a couple of years ago. Prior to that it had existed in my imagination alongside crepe suzette and duck a l’orange as foods that only…
Mango Sticky Rice
I’ve written before about my obsession with Mango Sticky Rice from our local Thai place. I would have, on occasion, ordered two servings at a time and called it dinner. But that would just be gluttonous. A couple of months…
2010 Year of Pleasures #46
Thanksgiving might just be my very favorite day of the year. Even with how bonkers I get for Christmas, if you were going to boil it down to one best day, I’d have to go with a day that required…
Ham with Blackberry Chipotle glaze
Now that fall is upon us, I’m breaking into all those canned goods I put up throughout the summer and rejoicing in my hard work. After an adventure picking blackberries, and not finding very many great recipes for canning blackberries,…
Volcano cake
If you want to score some major points with relatively little effort, a volcano cake is the way to go. We just made a pile of cake, threw some brown fondant on top and let it fall where it wanted,…
2010 Year of Pleasures #43
I hated babysitting when I was a teen, but there was one family I would watch and it was because the mom was really into food preservation and always had home dried bananas in the house. Bananas dried in a…
Chicken Caesar Bowl
I think sharing this “recipe” will give you a good insight into where my life has been lately. It was a Thursday night, the week was seriously weighing on me, the grocery shopping and meal planning had been put off…