I hate it when cooking experiments don’t turn out. I’ve recently gone through a string of recipes that have all just been so-so at best, and complete failures at worst. This meal came from a failed experiment, but resulted in a delicious meal anyway. While I wouldn’t normally go to this much work for aRead more
I love Indian food! When visiting Sister we made an epic Indian feast. It was a lot of fun making all sorts of dishes together and that included this cucumber raita. Raita is a creamy, cold yogurt sauce that helps balance out the spicy Indian food. Sister took an Indian cooking class last year, soRead more
Sometimes less is more. This recipe is definitely a supporter of that theory. You’d be hard pressed to find a simpler recipe, but this recipe definitely doesn’t skimp on taste! This tomato sauce is velvety, almost creamy tasting. While this recipe has a long cook time to let all the flavors meld together, the actualRead more
This was a big hit at Carroll Cafe a couple weeks ago. Frittatas are a great egg dish that are extremely versatile and perfect as breakfast, lunch, or dinner. They’re a great way to get your protein and add any vegetables you have lying around as well. For this sandwich I incorporated some greens I’dRead more
I just finished making this soup for tonight’s Carroll Cafe, and I have to say it is a knock-out. It’s the perfect meal for fall. It’s creamy and complex. The citrus adds a fresh, tart note that’s absolutely amazing with the sweet carrots. It totally takes this soup from average to memorable. This would beRead more
Last week was the end of my CSA boxes. The CSA was definitely a fun challenge this summer! I’ve enjoyed the challenge of cooking with a variety of surprise vegetables! The last box included a small eggplant and I still had an eggplant from the week before, so it was quite fortunate when I stumbledRead more
Do you ever have food phases (technically called “food jags”)? I occasionally go through phases, especially with breakfast. Like the baked oatmeal phase (pumpkin, banana, apple, strawberry-banana, cranberry apple pecan, banana walnut, zucchini) and I also went through many months of fruit/yogurt/granola for breakfast. Recently, however, I’ve been uninspired by breakfast. I have a fewRead more
I’ve been getting quite a few eggplants from my CSA. I’m a huge fan of this eggplant salad with goat cheese and smoked almonds, but in hopes of learning other ways to cook eggplant, I tried out this recipe. This is a fantastic salad. The spices add just enough flavor and the fresh lemon andRead more
I’ve been getting a ton of tomatillos in my CSA boxes, so I have an abundance of salsa verde. When I saw this recipe, I knew it was the perfect way to use up some of my salsa. And after making this, I’m so glad that I have some salsa verde tucked away in theRead more
Pesto is one of those quintessential summer foods. The fresh, bright taste of basil just screams summer produce. So I’ve been making pesto like crazy while there’s still an abundance of fresh basil. You can easily freeze pesto too, so make lots and save it for a cold, wintery day when you need a hitRead more