A few weeks ago, I told Sarah of Well Dined that all I wanted to do this Fall is bake, bake, bake, and I wondered whether she would mind eating nothing but cookies for lunch when we got together. She thoughtfully responded that we should make empanadas. And after we made these, we congratulated ourselves […]
Remember how I hatched a plot to eat greens at every meal? Yeah…desserts kind of got in the way of that healthy plan. But you know, Rome wasn’t built in a day, and I am still trying to focus on the greenery as much as possible! So this month for the Secret Recipe Club challenge, […]
When I was a kid, my mom used to make this amazing white chili. It was a football season/New Year’s Eve tradition for us. My brother and I totally loved it, because we always ate this chili with a mountain of Cool Ranch Doritos (old school flavors are best, baby) and an avalanche of shredded […]
A few weeks ago, a friend told me about this amazing way to eat corn on the cob. At first, I was only half listening…unlike most people, I don’t get too excited when ears of corn start to overflow from farmer’s stands or grocery store aisles. It’s just corn. But, as she told me about […]
This is just the kind of quick meal I love to throw together when I’ve been having a busy day and I want to get dinner on the table without a lot of fuss. A tostada is kind of like a taco salad that you pick up and eat with your hands. It can be […]
Have you ever made your own taco seasoning? It’s kind of glorious. Yes, it’s true: I have a penchant for making things from scratch that I could easily have bought in the store…but in this case, I really do think it’s worth it. Not only will you avoid totally unnecessary ingredients, like gums and gluten, […]
Leftovers are my kryptonite. I never really know what to do with them! Sure, I sat down to plenty of “leftover nights” when I was growing up, but we ate a fairly meat-and-potatoes style diet, so even if the leftovers were mismatched, they still made sense together in their original forms. Leftover nights around our […]
Pico de Gallo
I so want to tell you about how awesome this pico de gallo is, and how I grew some of the tomatoes and all of the green peppers. But first, I have to tell you that while I was making this delicious, amazingly fresh summery salsa, my son was eating crayons. CRAYONS! I cannot get […]
I tend to resist buying things if there is the slightest chance I could make them at home. Things that are delicious and definitely need to be a part of my life. Things like dulce de leche. But then, often, I get scared or distracted, and before I know it two years have passed and […]
A while back, I mentioned that I am growing acorn squash this year! I have a little container vegetable garden on my porch, and almost everything I am growing is thriving. Except, sadly, for my acorn squash. It all started out brilliantly: I had four plants that were green and leafy and growing like gangbusters. […]