It may seem strange to you that I’m making chili at the beginning of May. Chili is one of those quintessential fall and winter type things that seem to go perfectly with football, beer, and cold toes. But I just really like chili. Especially this …
I’ve been holding out on you. I’m sorry. These burgers are one of the best things we’ve been eating over the past several months, and I’ve made them many times. They’re one of the things we like so much that I made multiple batches and …
Anchovies. I’ll let that sink in for a moment. I’ve never given them much thought- neither in the, “gross, ack!” camp, nor the “can’t get enough!” camp. They’re ok. I buy the little tubes of anchovy paste for Caesar salad and maybe to squirt a …
Well, what did you think? That I was going to give you a great recipe for refried beans, and not for the warm, soft, impossibly delicious tortillas that I slathered them on? No way! I wouldn’t leave you hangin’ like that.
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 …
It’s that time of year again… St. Patrick’s Day is rolling around pretty soon. I regret to tell you that over the years our celebrations have become more and more tame. Which, truly, is ok by me. As a person of Irish heritage, I would …
This doesn’t happen very often, but I had a very hard time deciding what to call this salad. I know, I know. You just call it what it is. But this salad isn’t just what it is. It morphs. Hmmm… maybe the “magical morphing salad” …
This tuna melt has been eye-opening in so many ways. Did you ever think you’d hear someone say that about a tuna melt? Let me explain. Up until college, I’d never had a tuna melt. Just never had one. I’d had plenty of tuna salad …
You may have noticed by now that I love interesting salads. There’s a bit of a running joke in my family that I always casually offer to bring a salad to a gathering, or “try to make us all healthy”, as my mama puts it. …
For a long time, if you asked me what my absolute favorite meal was, I would reply, “Grilled cheese and tomato soup,” without any hesitation. Now, I have always loved a grilled cheese and still do, with a passion, in fact. But over the years, …