Artichoke, Spinach, and Ricotta Pie

Artichoke, Spinach, and Ricotta Pie

Please don’t look at my spinach. It’s embarrassing.  I got this beautiful, fresh spinach in my farm share box and I let it linger in my fridge too long.  It’s definitely not bad, but it’s not picture worthy.  It’s tired spinach.

Homemade Ricotta

Homemade Ricotta

For those of you who are thinking that you would never make homemade ricotta, and that I’m just going overboard in the other direction after giving you this tube-dough abomination…. you may be right.  About the going in the other direction thing, not that you 

David Lebovitz’s Herb Rub

David Lebovitz’s Herb Rub

Every year, I tell myself that instead of heading out to the mall, or knocking out half my Christmas wish list on Amazon, I’m going to spend my time making delicious homemade gifts for my family and friends.  And every year, I start with good 

Pumpkin Stuffed with Everything Good

Pumpkin Stuffed with Everything Good

Now, I know that I’ve been quite the delinquent lately.  For this, I apologize.  But you didn’t think I’d let the week before Thanksgiving go by without so much as a peep, did you?  There are too many fabulous food-related things to talk about this 

Fresh Basil Pesto

Fresh Basil Pesto

Seems I’ve been so distracted going on and on about the waning summer months that I almost forgot about one of the absolute best things about the end of summer… the bounty that comes from my teeny tiny little garden.  Sure, there are hardships that 

Strawberry Vanilla Limeade Popsicles

Strawberry Vanilla Limeade Popsicles

Hi, all.  Sorry for not being around here lately.  Truth is, it’s been a pretty long, sad, all-around-rough couple of weeks for my family and I, and I just haven’t had the heart to make much in the way of dinner. Or lunch. Or breakfast. 

Little Quinoa Patties

Little Quinoa Patties

I don’t know about you, but I had a lot of extra quinoa hanging around after I made that quinoa salad.  Like, a LOT of quinoa.  What’s a girl to do?  And then I remembered something, sort of had a flashback if you will…   

Mango and Red Onion Chutney

Mango and Red Onion Chutney

Every time I try a recipe from the now-defunct Gourmet, I get a little sad.  It was such a lovely magazine, and I have so many all-time favorite recipes that came from it’s colorful, inspiring pages.  Sigh.  What is the world coming to when there