It’s Beautiful and Spicy: Ugli Fruit and Mango Salsa
As we’ve established on these pages, I’m a cheap date. I don’t need flowers or chocolate to make my day. But I am a sucker for a new ingredient. So,
Category: Condiments/Spices
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Why Spend Money on Sun Dried Tomatoes When You Can Oven Dry Them Instead?
They’re great on a pizza, a sandwich or just as a snack. But, sun dried tomatoes aren’t cheap, and for $1.99 you can make them yourself. Not only will you
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From Gnarly Root to Powerful Condiment: The Perils and Beauties of Homemade Horseradish
Gas masks, protective goggles and amazing food. Those ideas seem incongruous. Or so I thought years ago, before I met Launie and before I heard the details of her family’s
CategoriesAppetizer Condiments/Spices Dessert Side Dishes Vegetarian
Candied Almonds with Sea Salt: A sweet surprise in an Apple, Bacon and Blue Cheese Salad
I’m not a big fan of sweets other than fruit, and I’m also not a huge blue cheese fan. But, the combination of sugar-coated almonds and blue cheese in this
CategoriesChicken Chinese Condiments/Spices Dinner Lunch
Meeting Lynne Rossetto Kasper from The Splendid Table and a Recipe for Master Chicken
(Nobody was sitting, everyone wanted to stand in line for an autograph!) There are a lot of food “personalities” that we love, but only one has ever gotten us out
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Making Homemade Seasoned Salt in a Pinch
I racked my brain and thought of what was in seasoned salt, and I realized we had everything in the kitchen to make my own. …
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Oven drying hot peppers to make your own chili flakes
We have all seen the ubiquitous little shakers of red chili pepper flakes in pizza places. But I like to make my own dried chilis because they are cheaper –
CategoriesCajun Chicken Condiments/Spices Dinner Holidays/Events Southern
A Cajun “Chrimbo”
Some friends of ours are Mississippi expats living in Vermont, and we love doing holidays together (though not always in a timely fashion). This year, our very late Christmas “Chrimbo”