July 13, 2009
Posted by Michelle
I know I’ve mentioned this before, but when I have guests in town I love to cook for them. I especially love cooking for them when they knew me back in the day as the-girl-who-couldn’t-even-make-mac n’ cheese. Such was the case this weekend. On Saturday night we decided to stay in and make a big [...]
Posted by Michelle
Great box this week! Head of Boston lettuce 2 zucchini 1 small squash 1 cucumber small bag of basil small bag of excellent green beans! (I ate most of them raw…) small container of cherry tomatoes 1 tomato Last week I was out of town, so I didn’t pick up my box. Spiral Path donates [...]
July 9, 2009
Posted by Ona
With bug bites and farmer tans (literally), we triumphantly returned from Costa Rica last Saturday. After trudging through loads of laundry and catching up on some sleep, I’m looking very forward to writing what I hope to be a couple posts about our culinary adventures! First things first. After all, it was an organic chocolate [...]
July 8, 2009
Posted by Michelle
Pizza. One of the few dishes that is rarely as good at home as it is at a restaurant. I’ve tried it before but never got the right texture or flavors. It was fine, but it was never good and definitely not ever REALLY good. It seems so simple, though! Dough — Sauce — Toppings. [...]
July 2, 2009
Posted by Michelle
Wishing you all a happy 4th of July! When we return on Monday, we’ll all be sunburned and full of apple pie… because that’s what it means to be American!
Posted by Michelle
A few weeks ago I asked you what you ALWAYS have in your kitchen. The results are in! Vinegars — balsamic, apple cider, rice wine, and white Oils — olive and vegetable Onions Garlic Spices (a variety) Cheese Chicken Fresh produce, of course Pasta (I’m including cous cous here…) Ground turkey Rice Canned beans Chicken [...]
July 1, 2009
Posted by Michelle
I was perusing my excellent smoking book, Backyard BBQ: The Art of Smokology, this weekend and landed on a recipe that I just had to make. It involved maple and apple and brown sugar… no way that could be anything but incredible. I picked up some bone-in chicken breasts and was pleasantly surprised to see [...]
