Posted on August 5, 2010
Zucchini & Brown Rice Gratin
Joe’s been traveling all week. His days on the road are hectic and often doesn’t have time for a good meal. On the rare occasion he does, it’s just another restaurant to him. When he came home last night I wanted him to have a meal he’d love. I was in the mood for a [...]
Posted on July 30, 2010
Oven Roasted Okra
I’m sitting in the salon, my hair drenched in color to keep the grays from popping through while typing this post on my iPad. What that has to do with okra is beyond me. Yet it thoroughly delights me that I now have a way to be productive while getting my hair done. Girly things [...]
Posted on June 30, 2010
Grilled Summer Sweet Corn
When I was a little girl, we used to pick sweet corn every summer with my mom and dad. The corn stalks towered over us and sometimes my dad would have to lift us up so we could reach the ears of corn. Daddy taught me how to choose a full ear by first feeling [...]
Posted on January 5, 2010
Kale, Mushroom, and Quinoa Salad Recipe
My goals for this year include eating more seasonal foods and locally grown produce when possible. We belong to a CSA and get locally grown, organic produce most of the year. With the recent freezes in North Texas, the farmers lost most of their crops. We won’t get any more CSA produce until the end [...]
Posted on December 17, 2009
Crispy Sweet Potatoes
Sweet potatoes made savory for the holidays – without marshmallows, brown sugar, or pecans. Instead, a simple brush with olive oil, butter, seasoned lightly with salt and pepper, then slow baked with shallots and thyme. I wish I was clever enough to think of this all on my own, but the truth the fine people [...]
