Coconut Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
Do you like cooking with your kids? This isn’t a trick question. I can see why some people love it. I can also see why some people hate it. Kids have a tendency to make things either a lot more fun or a lot more …
Do you like cooking with your kids? This isn’t a trick question. I can see why some people love it. I can also see why some people hate it. Kids have a tendency to make things either a lot more fun or a lot more …
Picnic memories are always kind of happy memories, aren’t they? Think about it: do you have any not-so-fond memories of a picnic? Sure, some are better than others, but are they ever really bad? No, not really. The word picnic, for me, conjures up happy …
Oh, spring, you tricky little vixen. You’re hot, you’re cold. You’re sunny, you’re rainy. If it weren’t for the air being slightly, wondrously scented with the hint of rain, and the daffodils poking their heads through the grass, and the fuzz of green buds covering …
I love this time of year- the few weeks between summer and fall, when the air is crisp and cool, but there are still so many beautiful summer vegetables to be had. It’s the perfect season for chili, stir-fries full of veggies, and creamy corn …
I discovered this recipe last summer, when our CSA box was filled with more eggplant than we knew what to do with. After the first batch, I quickly made several more to stock up our freezer for the eggplantless winter months ahead. We gobbled through …
Sometimes it’s ok to be lazy. Sometimes being lazy winds up being a huge mark in the “win” column. Because sometimes it means getting chiles rellenos where there otherwise would have been no chile rellenos. Anyway. Chiles rellenos are one of my all time favorite …
Several weeks ago, I saw a recipe for preserved lemons (another goodie from Jerusalem: A Cookbook… I seriously need to get that cookbook already!), and decided it would be a fun thing to try. I had a huge bag of lemons, so it seemed the …
Sometimes a recipe title just doesn’t do the dish behind it justice. Soy sauce marinated ribs doesn’t exactly make you think best ribs ever, does it? I honestly don’t even know what drew me to this recipe. Maybe just that it’s simple, I had everything …
What is it about Autumn that makes us all feel so nostalgic? Something about the sight of school buses making their way down my street and leaves crackling under my feet makes me feel wistful and reflective. I mean, I know it’s the obvious stuff… …
I’ve never really felt compelled to make meatballs. Or even order them at a restaurant for that matter. So many times, meatballs are just that: ground meat, with little else mixed in, shaped into balls and plopped in an only slightly more interesting sauce. Before …