Some dishes don’t need much explanation! This is one of those recipes~~with some leftover grilled chicken breasts, I decided to cut them into chunks, open a few cans of cannellini beans, then start tossing in good fresh tomatoes, diced poblanos and lotsa smoked paprika~~what I got was a deliciously rich and hearty shhhhoup that ate like a stew! Fixed a ... Read More »
You just can’t take the Southern West Virginia out of me even though I’ve been gone from there for over 40 years~~what a glorious place to grow up! As a kid, the mountain was our playground…we didn’t have much, but we had huge and prolific imaginations, and that imagination has transcended into every part of my life. I really don’t ... Read More »
One of the best things about being a foodie and blogger is the number of talented and generous other foodies you meet via social media. Many of my friends, whom I’ve never met in person but feel like I know as well as real ‘brick and mortar’ friends, have written cookbooks. This recipe is from one of my dear buddies, ... Read More »
I made some really wickedly good Anasazi beans, and had about 4 cups left over~~this became the reason for this chili! There was the ham hock, too, that the beans had been cooked in, so I shredded the meat off the bone and threw it in this chili. Not to worry if you don’t have a ham hock, the ... Read More »
How do I even begin to explain my love affair with beans. I have no idea when or where it started…most probably when I was a young girl growing up in the coalfields of Southern West Virginia eating a lot of pintos because they were cheap, filling, and healthy…some kids would have turned up their nose as an adult, my ... Read More »
I detest wasting food. So, whenever I’m heading somewhere for a while, like more than a few weeks, I usually do a clean sweep of the refrigerator crisper, the fruit, and other perishable things like sour cream, milk, etc. and format them into something that I can freeze for later use. These ‘Charred & Roasted Garlic & Tomatoes’ would be ... Read More »
I’ve been on a pomegranate rage! These things require some work to get to the seeds…well, there are techniques for cleaning them out that are easy, involved water, and the videos can be found on You Tube, but I decided that I wanted the full experience~~the squirting, the tearing, the popping of the mother lode of seeds, the stained fingers~~so ... Read More »
This Shrimp Clam Corn & Arugula Soup has a rich broth slightly thickened to add to the velvety touch on your palate. Plus this makes it even better for dipping and sopping! It’s got the earthy nutty somewhat peppery taste taste of cumin…add to that the shrimp, clams, corn and arugula, and it’s a meal in a bowl. Ben and I ... Read More »
Most of what I cook is sparked by what I see in my refrigerator, pantry or what’s sitting on my kitchen counter. Yes, I’m very ‘organic’ and ‘random’…I suppose that’s part of my Boho spirit…I go with what moves my soul depending upon the day, the weather, the mood, the vibes that I’m getting from how my day’s going. It’s ... Read More »
I’m in love with spices~~ I mean to the point that I think I lived another life sometime thousands of years ago, and I roamed the Grand Bazaaar in Istanbul collecting spices! Maybe I traveled with Marco Polo. Maybe I was a spice dealer. I have no idea, but I do know that the Middle Eastern, Indian, Moroccan, Asian and world ... Read More »
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