Cooking with seasonal products and the contents of your pantry
After a short hiatus, I’m back. I’ve been having an incredibly difficult time working through this shelter in place, as many other people I know and don’t know have been as well. And I had to take a break from recipe development and experimentation in…
This quick curry comes together quickly and mostly from pantry staples. Use any fresh or frozen veggies, protein, and noodles you have on hand. I used fresh kale with frozen peas, a block of tofu I had in the freezer, and a couple of blocks…
As I mentioned in my last post, I got a 15-pound turkey – just to have the entire bird as leftovers. I dry-brined the turkey with kosher salt, brown sugar, a couple of crumbled bay leaves, lots of black pepper, and a bit of orange…
It’s finally cooling off and actually turning into fall. Which means more soup! I love making soup – especially when I can dump a bunch of ingredients into the slow cooker in the morning and have dinner magically be ready in the evening. This chicken…
I took advantage of the last week of fresh summer corn at my local farmer’s market and got a large bag. And several of the ears made it into this soup. The weather day that I was planning to make it was actually cooler than…
This soup works well hot or cold – perfect for both cool spring evenings or hot summer days. It comes together quickly with minimal heating up of the kitchen. Mini Chef (who helped pick up the corn that fell to the ground as I cut…