Over the last year I’ve totally converted to the beauty of the butternut squash. I roast it, I use it in pasta, I love it. So here in pumpkin season, I wanted to capitalize on my new love of squash…
Monster Parmigiana
In honor of Halloween, I thought it would be fun to make a dinner that was festive, and yet still tasty. When we were little, our Halloween dinner was usually a slapped together sandwich as we all raced out the…
Sloppy Joe
This was one of the first meals I ever made, back when Bear and I were brand newly married and we had no idea how to make our eating habits gel. He ate like a Western teenage boy – loads…
Homemade Marinara Sauce – and Pesto!
I canned up 30 qts of marinara sauce, and I’m worried it won’t be enough to get us through to next summer. This stuff is good, you guys. We’ve already used it on top of noodles, in a baked ziti…
Curry Chicken Salad
Every time I go to Salt Lake, I manage to con somebody I love into eating at my favorite lunch spot, Gourmandise. Their pastries are legendary, their salad’s exquisite, and every single time I have to ask the waitress to…
Chimichurri Pizza
The latest in my neverending quest for pizzas to keep me interested in the food Bear wants to eat every night of the week…Chimichurri pizza! I first got hooked on Chimichurri sauce when I had my great big herb garden…
Creamy Chicken Pasta with Roasted Vegetables
I’ve never done a product review here (which is a discussion for another day) but when BlogHer and Knorr invited me to create something with their new Homestyle Stock, I jumped at the chance. I use chicken stock practically daily,…
Apple Onion Slaw Pizza
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…
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,…