Red Sweet Potato Crumble

Before Baking

…And After

This lovely deep dark orange casserole is proof to me that it’s worth the extra pennies to buy red sweet potatoes. This was one of my best sweet potato casseroles… ever. More accurately, this might be called a crustless […]

Green Salsa & Eggs

Two Types Of Green Salsa With Duck Eggs & Tortillas

Have you ever seen a great deal at the farmer’s market and thought to yourself, “That’s great! I wish I could buy a crate of tomatoes. But, what would I do with that much?” Well, […]

Stir Fried Mushrooms

Very little olive oil is needed to get a nice color on these ‘shrooms.

Stir Fried Mushrooms makes 1 large bowl

1 large onion, diced 1-2 TBSP olive oil 3-4 cups crimini mushrooms 1/4- 1/2 tsp black pepper, freshly ground fine sea salt, to taste

Fufu Bread

No, it’s not more cornbread!

This is a quick bread that I made with fufu flour. Fufu flour is a very fine powdery grind of plantain, cassava, and potato. Be careful. Not all fufu flours are created equal. The ratio of plantain to cassava to potato may vary. […]

Roasted Chicken In Broth

Roasted Chicken with Carrots, Onion, Celery, Potato, & Garlic

New year, busy year…. who has time for recipes?

This is an easy way to prepare a generous meal for 4 with only a bare minimum of effort. Just wash the vegetables, cut them into rustic (sloppy) […]

Roasted Broccoli

It’s just not a holiday without broccoli. Usually that broccoli is roasted. But, it might be sautéed in olive oil with lemon, marinated for a cold salad, baked into a casserole, or shredded for slaw.

Every member of my family has a broccoli in one form or another […]

Fabada Asturiana

First, soak the lima beans.

All in.

Fabada Asturiana makes 1 giant pot

1 – 1 1/2 lbs Alubia Vasca, soaked (Here, I’m using giant white lima beans.) 2 onions, diced olive oil 8-10 cloves of garlic, sliced 1 red pepper, […]

Saving Seeds

California Wonder Pepper Seeds

The seeds from one California Wonder pepper will be plenty to satisfy my pepper needs for 2012. And, I’ll pass the extras to my family in Florida. My mother is eager to see if they’ll grow in the Florida heat.

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Seafood Soup

Whoops! I forgot to take a picture of the veggies!

Oh well, hidden underneath this pile of seafood were handfuls of mung bean sprouts, cabbage, half a pepper, almost one whole jalapeño, a little onion and a handful of random veggies that I believe included an Asian radish […]

Base Tomato Sauce

This isn’t my favorite brand of tomatoes. Personally, I’d never use it for a marinara. But, it makes a perfectly acceptable base sauce. It has the added bonus of being easy to find. Wander into just about any Costco, you’ll almost always find a pallet full of these 6 lb […]