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Back to the Basics
A Griddle at Work Last weekend, I attended the Epicurean Classic culinary event in St. Joseph. Wow…if you’ll pardon the pun, I was whisked away. The chefs were amazing, the food was spectacular, and...
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Noodle Nirvana
Old-Fashioned Crank Pasta Maker Sure, you’ve got your fancy new pasta makers with their plugs and motors and cords … in fact, some of them might be so darned newfangled that they’ve transcended outlets...
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A Kitchen Classic
Hashmarked Potato Masher The only thing better than getting your hands on a fancy new kitchen gadget is realizing that you can use an old kitchen gadget to do the same job. (Thus saving you $$ to buy...
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Dipping into Some New Grains
Mediterranean Millet Dip Grains are great — you can grind them into flour and bake with them, you can toss them into stir-frys and use them as the basis for pilafs and salads, and you can thicken just...
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Muffins + Chocolate = Even Better Muffins
Spiced Pumpkin, Chocolate & Teff Muffins Although we’re a few months away from prime pumpkin season, when I found a can of pumpkin at the back of my pantry last week, I couldn’t resist making...
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Handmade Mexican Favorites (or Hecho en Tu Casa)
Roasted Tomato Salsa with Fresh Tortillas As magnificent as fresh veggies are, their magnificence is magnified when you roast them — the heat emphasizes their best attributes and deepens their...
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Waffle Nirvana
Buttermilk-Potato “Pizza” Waffles When it comes to breakfast breads, pancakes are fun, crepes are elegant, and waffles are luxurious. I say “luxurious” because waffles are far more time-consuming to...
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What Do You Get When You Cross Pizza with Curry?
Curried Pizza with Lentils, Kale & Peppers Cooking is fun, but it’s even more fun when you’re doing an Extreme Food Makeover challenge! This weekend, I’ve been brainstorming recipe ideas for...
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Turning Zucchini Into Strands
Zucchini & Shallot Pasta For years, I’ve heard about spiralized zucchini being used as a substitute for spaghetti. Early spiralizers seemed to take up a lot of space, though, so I never had a...
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Cheesecloth & Blender: All You Need to Make Nut Milk
Homemade Nut Milk For a while now, I’ve been meaning to make my own non-dairy milk. I normally drink raw dairy milk and often use whole coconut milk in everything from curries to ice cream, but it’s...
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When Bacon is Ham … With Pasta!
Butternut, Ham & Pea Pasta We’re finally easing out of winter and into spring, but winter squashes like butternut still abound in produce markets. Might as well figure out creative ways to cook...
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Fun with Kitchen Toys: Milk Frothers!
Coconut Milk Latte Of all the non-dairy milks out there, coconut milk is my favorite for so many reasons. It’s naturally sweet, yet whole coconut milk contains enough saturated fat to blunt the impact...
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Chocolate Bread For Breakfast
Double Chocolate Bread You might think that chocolate bread doesn’t sound like the healthiest breakfast idea, but when you make it with pumpkin seed flour, almond flour, cocoa powder, and buckwheat...
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Helping the Environment and Creating Deliciousness At the Same Time
Reusable Parchment Paper for Roasted Veggies Looking for a way to make 2016 easier? And tastier, too? Try reusable parchment paper. It has several advantages: you can cut it to fit your favorite baking...
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No-Fuss Summertime BBQ Pulled Pork
Pulled Pork with Shredded Cabbage & Homemade BBQ Sauce Not only is it ridiculously easy to make your own slow-cooked pork, a few hours of turning on the slow cooker means you’ll be able to enjoy...
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