Aleppo Pomegranate Brussels Sprouts
If you like your Brussels sprouts a little bit on the sweet, spicy, tangy, and savory side, I heartily suggest these bad boys. They get their sweetness from agave, the
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CategoriesAppetizer Featured Snacks Vegetarian
Parmesan Dill Oyster Crackers
One of the joys of our new living arrangement is that every night Mom, Jedd and I get together for a cocktail at 7:00 and we all unwind from our
Air-Fried Lemon Pepper Chicken Wings
You know how sometimes it’s the little things that bring you the most joy? Slippers on a chilly evening, a glass of wine with dinner, getting that new toothbrush head
CategoriesAppetizer Cheese Dinner Farmers Market/CSA Featured Lunch Side Dishes
Italian Smashed Potatoes
These potatoes are so good, you can’t put them down. Now, full disclosure, I would eat these for breakfast, lunch or dinner. I’d serve them to company. I could eat
Refreshing Frozen Tomato Gazpacho: A Recipe for Instant Gratification
Folks, we’re in July. Which means we’re heading into the thick of hot and humid weather – even in northern Vermont. But honestly, I thought we might have been in
The Best 5-Ingredient Potato Soup from Your Pantry
How do you feel about a savory potato soup that comes together in less than 20 minutes, and makes the kitchen smell amazing? Well, well, well. Do I have a
Red Hot Sauce: The Gift That Keeps Giving
(Fun fact: When you write about for food for a living and also have your own website, some things fall through the cracks. Like this post from a couple of
CategoriesAppetizer Dinner Featured Lunch Mexican Side Dishes Vegetarian
One Woman’s Attempt to Love Beans: Instant Pot Black Beans
I really want to like black beans. I want to like any beans. They’re cheap, utilitarian, full of protein and nutrients – and let’s face it – they’re pretty gorgeous.
Fall Fig and Pomegranate Salad
I married into a family that changed the way I looked at salad. Don’t get me wrong, I grew up with great salads filled with colors and flavors. But when
CategoriesAppetizer Dinner Featured Holidays/Events Side Dishes
Pepper and Coriander Pickled Currants
We celebrated my mother’s birthday last week by going to an English tea in an English garden. It rocked. Good food, good company, gorgeous flowers, and fun little beaten off
Beet Green Stem Gratin
I threw my back out a couple of weeks ago. I haven’t been incapacitated, but man-oh-man, I’ve been walking like a guilty convict in ankle shackles. *shuffle, shuffle, shuffle* So,
CategoriesAppetizer Breakfast/Brunch Dessert Featured Holidays/Events Lunch Mexican Side Dishes Vegetarian
Orange Ancho Melon Salad with Maple Candied Pecans
A friend of ours went on a spur-of-the-moment trip to Maine and asked if we could check in on her little cats while she was gone. We said we’d be
CategoriesAppetizer Condiments/Spices Featured Mexican Vegetarian
Lime and New Mexican Chile Powder Crisped Chickpeas
This fall Jedd and I were watching a cooking show and they used “New Mexican Chile Powder.” I’d never heard of it. Jedd had never heard of it. And I
Citrus Habanero Sauce
In the fall our farmers market is busting at the seams with hot peppers. They range from medium hot, to “What the hell is wrong with you? Why would you
Maple Chili Blood Orange Salad
Jedd has been making himself a spinach salad every morning for breakfast along with his eggs. Which to me just makes good sense, because greens are refreshing – which is
Instant Pot Pulled Chicken
This recipe couldn’t be simpler or more utilitarian. Who doesn’t need easy chicken that can function in pretty much any dish from chicken noodle soup to enchiladas, from a freezer