Butternut Squash and Apple Soup How to Roast a Red Pepper on a Gas Stove Snacks Homemade Chips and Guacamole Twice Baked Potatoes with Bacon and Cheddar Salads Green Bean and Mozzarella Salad Sauces Red Wine Reduction for Beef Tenderloin Bacon Mini Polenta Pizzas Roasted Garlic Confit

Recipe Assumptions The Essential Kitchen Bookshelf Chilaquiles Chilaquiles, as best I can tell, are the Mexican version of the American casserole.  Just as there is no single casserole recipe in the states, there really isn’t a single casserole recipe in Latin America.  From country to country, family to family, there are likely millions of variations. […]

Main Dishes Spinach, Potato & Chickpea Curry Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto Recipe Sides Sauteed Kale with Garlic and Ginger Main Dishes Diner Style Steak and Eggs Tofu Eggless Salad Recipe Main Dishes Slow Cooker Beef Burgundy Recipe Garlic and Ginger Immunity Tea Snacks Maple Honey Roasted Almonds and Cashews Salads Wheatberry and Almond Salad Main Dishes […]

Breakfasts Baked Banana Nutella French Toast Salads Cilantro-Lime Salad Dressing Breakfasts Red Quinoa, Egg and Sausage Breakfast Skillet Main Dishes Mole Poblano with Tilapia and Brown Rice Lunches Curried Lentil Burgers Salads Red Cabbage & Carrot Salad with Yogurt Dressing Bacon Pressure Cooked Risotto with Pancetta and Kale

Pressure Cooker Corn Cashew and Carrot Chowder Pressure Cooker Toasted Corn Stock Grilling Grilled Chicken Shwarma with Peppers & Onions Garlic Bread with Cheddar and Parmesan Sides Macaroni and Cheese with Broccoli and Ham Breakfasts Whole Wheat Blueberry Pancakes and Blueberry Maple Syrup Salads Mixed Greens, Jicama and Avocado Salad with CIlantro Lime Dressing Pressure […]

Breakfast Cornbread Cupcakes with Smokey Bacon, Gouda and Eggs Grilling Pressure Cooker Beef Brisket Grilling Texas Two Step BBQ Ribs with a Low Sodium Rib Rub Grilling Grilled Skirt Steak with a Garlic Cilantro Rub Awesome Recipes of the Week Bacon Wrapped Pork Tenderloin and Broccoli with a Smokey Garlic Rub Soups Roasted Broccoli and […]

Soups Favorite Soup Recipes Sides Crispy Oven Baked Artichokes Kid Friendly Mediterranean Quinoa Salad featured Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Garlic, Bacon and Balsamic Vinegar featured 100 Cloves of Garlic Spread 5 Different Ways to Cook Quinoa Pressure Cooker Same Night Pressure Cooker Pulled Pork Main Dishes Beef Tenderloin stuffed with Garlic and Horseradish Bacon Bacon […]

Main Dishes Spinach, Potato & Chickpea Curry Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto Recipe Sides Sauteed Kale with Garlic and Ginger Main Dishes Diner Style Steak and Eggs Tofu Eggless Salad Recipe Main Dishes Slow Cooker Beef Burgundy Recipe Garlic and Ginger Immunity Tea Snacks Maple Honey Roasted Almonds and Cashews Salads Wheatberry and Almond Salad Main Dishes […]

5 Different Ways to Cook Quinoa Pressure Cooker Same Night Pressure Cooker Pulled Pork Main Dishes Beef Tenderloin stuffed with Garlic and Horseradish Bacon Bacon Wrapped Pork Tenderloin with a Garlic Rosemary Rub Soups Ham and Asparagus Soup Breakfasts Spinach and Cheddar Quiche with a Quinoa Crust

Brussels sprouts, what a misunderstood vegetable that’s finally getting the recognition it deserves. I really didn’t give them much attention until they started showing up in our CSA, complete with their stalks. For freshness, it’s hard to beat any vegetable that comes to you nearly in its in-the-ground state. Because of their size and density, […]

For a couple of weeks this summer, our CSA was delivering a crazy amount of fresh sweet corn each week.   And since there’s only so much corn on the cob we could eat, I sought out a good corn chowder recipe. Years back, my wife had made a chilled corn and cashew soup on […]

For those of us that live in unpleasant Winter climates, this time of year does not involve a lot of grilling.  However, that lack of grilling does not have to mean an end to making your own roasted red peppers.  If you have a gas range, you can actually roast red peppers indoors right on […]

Spinach, Potato and Chickpea Curry Everyone loves a great curry, but not everyone loves spending all day in the kitchen toasting spices and prepping vegetables.  Somewhere between delivery from your favorite curry house and making your own Garam Masala (which everyone should do once), there must be a shortcut.  Let’s talk about how to make […]

January 20, 2013 Fall and Winter typically call for large pots of chili and soups. Large pots of chili and soups call for a great cornbread. Chipotle Cheddar Cornbread The challenge with most of the cornbread mixes is that tend to produce a dry finished product.  After you’ve spent all this hard work on a […]