I have mentioned before how much I like JoyofBaking.com. So when it came time to find something fun to make with Cam for Halloween, that is where I turned. I needed something he could do the decorating himself, and I found their chocolate spiders – chocolate macaroons with chocolate-covered pretzels for legs. Perfect! He could…
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Guy Fieri’s Tijuana Kitchen Rice
My son loves Mexican rice. No, he LOVES Mexican rice. I happen grow the ingredients that make Mexican rice Mexican rice – tomatoes and jalapenos. I really enjoy cooking Guy Fieri recipes, they are always full of flavor. So…this recipe caught my eye as a version of Mexican rice that used veggies from my garden…
A Double Dose of Indian: Bhindi (Okra) & Gobi Mattar (Cauliflower and Peas)
Ode to Okra #3 is an Indian preparation – so simple and oh, so good. But we don’t eat that alone, there is typically another dish with it; one of my favorites is cauliflower and peas. Normally the okra would be from my garden, but given the poor harvest, I did not have enough to…
Green Bean Polou (Persian Rice Pilaf)
Even though my green bean harvest was a bust, I have been able to piece together a few meals with what the caterpillars left me. I had just the right amount of green beans left to try a new Persian dish. The green beans get infused with lime flavor and baked into the rice. You…
Pickled Jalapeno and Serrano Peppers
One of my favorite things about growing hot peppers is having my own pickled peppers all year long. I actually ran out this year and had to buy some at the store. I have to tell you, home-made are soooo much better! It is also nice to have them around to give as gifts for…
Pan-Seared Cauliflower & Spaghetti
While I wait for the broccoli and cauliflower to grow in my garden, I stopped by one of the markets that carries a lot of locally grown vegetables. As I wandered around, I bought beautiful cauliflower, broccoli, brussel sprouts and even some locally made ricotta. So these, along with my chard, green beans, and tomatoes,…
New Old-Fashioned Cornflake Crumb Chicken Tenders
I needed cornflake crumbs for a dish a while back and have been rediscovering uses for it since. It is a memory from my childhood. My mother did not use cornmeal, but just like most New York Jewish mothers, her breading of choice was cornflake crumbs. So to me, these chicken tenders, remind me of…
Broccoli & Swiss Chard Quiche – A Joint Cammy & Mommy Cooking Adventure
Can you believe I am STILL harvesting rainbow chard from my planting this spring?! Any plant I did not pull has been producing new leaves all summer. Add the broccoli that I recently bought and we have the makings for a great quiche – which is a good new dish for our Top Chef, Cammy,…
‘Never Say Never Again’ Lima Beans
If you are like me, you grew up cringing every time you saw lima beans – those yucky, mushy, stinky lima beans. Never would I eat them, no way, no how. I’d rather lock myself in the bathroom! When I moved to Delaware, where they grow lima beans, people would actually look forward to the…
Peach-Almond Granola
I honestly don’t think anything I make is more appreciated by my family than my granolas (especially the Passover granola, but you’ll have to wait for that one). I like to vary what is in the granola by what is available the freshest (fresh – granola – huh?). High quality fruits and nuts make a…
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