Our Share of the Harvest

My friend Wawa has a DIY spirit in the kitchen that I just don’t have.  Whereas I need a recipe 90% of the time to follow or at least give me inspiration, she’s one of those cooks who surveys the fridge and pantry and just comes up with something to eat.  She did just that [...]

I am consistently in awe of how amazing it is to make my own salad dressing.  Despite a zillion different flavors and brands at the grocery store, I still feel like store-bought dressing paints you in a few basic salad dressing corners.  I mean, are Ranch, Buttermilk Ranch, Bacon Ranch, Tomato Ranch and Avocado Ranch [...]

“Oh, you can bring a salad!” That’s what people tell  you when they either don’t trust your cooking or they like their own cooking way too much to give up a prime show-off dish like the appetizer or dessert.  The only thing less interesting (and harder to screw up) than the salad is a fruit [...]

I love the super tart, tangy, acidic flavor of vinegar.  I love salt ‘n’ vinegar potato chips, I douse my french fries in malt vinegar and I like my pickles to be as vinegary as can be.  If you went through the contents of my cabinets and fridge, I think you’d find about 10 different [...]

I have to confess that just about a week ago, Greg and I had the pleasure of dining at the fine eating establishment that is Applebee’s.  That’s right, we were eatin’ good in the neighborhood (should I mention a trademark here so I don’t get sued?) and it was a PLEASURE.  Not just our wonderful [...]