This recipe was clearly inspired by the America’s Test Kitchen 6 Banana Bread recipe. But, the idea of nuking the bananas for 5 minutes turns me off completely. So, I played and puttered around a bit with the recipe. And, I came up with a version that I prefer.
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There may be instances of desperation here and there. But, there are really only two cookies that I crave on a regular basis that are not homemade. Oreos and Biscoff… Wait, lets be completely honest. Nutter butters would make it a two way tie for second place with Biscoff. And, […]
Traditionally, this is a simple salad of crab, a little chopped onion, cider vinegar and a splash of oil. But, wouldn’t a touch of sugar cane vinegar and coconut milk give this dish some real island flavor? I think so. The touch of natural sweetness from the coconut milk plays […]
Feeling incredibly decadent, we were prepared for the day-after this year. We made a quick stop at Alon’s bakery on our way home from a day of holiday shopping. And, this post-shopping bakery stop is bound to be a new tradition. The resulting turkey sandwiches were incredibly rich and delicious.
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Waste Not, Want Not
This is one of the simplest, yet most important, life lessons that my grandmother left with me. Her mother had lived through some very lean years that taught her to never waste. In her eyes, it was a downright sin to waste good food […]
So simple, so easy and so delicious. How hard is it to carefully brown the butter, add a squeeze of lemon and pinch of sage? Answer: It’s not hard at all. There is, however, one tricky bit. You must properly apply the sauce to your pasta. This means using a […]
If you’re looking for massive amounts of tomatoes, go with cherries and plums. Without a doubt, this year we harvested more tomatoes than ever before. We picked over 6 baskets (6-8 cups each) of cherry and plum tomatoes alone. We also had the best batch of Black Krim tomatoes with […]
These round Korean squash were a real find. They were very similar to zucchini. But, they’re prettier, lighter green, slightly sweeter and more tender. Best of all, one good sized squash makes a perfect side dish for two people. I’d buy them again any day.
Sautéed Korean Squash […]
Almost always, the simple things are the best things. A freshly picked fig rarely makes it out of the garden and into the house. Normally, we stop where we stand and eat them instantly. On the rare occasion a fig does make it into the house, this simple recipe is […]
There’s always something in bloom. If you have allergies, some of those things are more bothersome than others. Is it goldenrod aggravating your allergies or common ragweed? It’s probably the more ordinary looking common ragweed that’s a problem for you given the nature of its pollen. The pollen of goldenrod […]
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