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Weekend Cooking: Fried Zucchini Flowers
Weekend Cooking is hosted by Beth Fish Reads. Participation is open to anyone who has any kind of food-related post to share: Book (novel, nonfiction) reviews, cookbook reviews, movie reviews, recipes,...
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Weekend Cooking: Chicken Soup
Last weekend I picked the last of my herbs and vegetables from the garden and needed to use them up, give them away or freeze them for the winter. In an effort to ward off cold and flu season, I brewed...
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Review: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver with Steven L. Hopp, and Camille Kingsolver Genre: Memoir Published: 2007 by HarperAudio Edition:: Unabridged 14.5 Hours Rating: 5...
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Weekend Cooking: Spumoni Cookies
Today’s Weekend Cooking post is also part of the Virtual Cookie Swap hosted by Dawn of She is Too Fond of Books. Red and green and cheerful, this is my favorite Christmas cookie. I’ve been baking this...
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Review: The Edible Front Yard
The Edible Front Yard The Mow-Less, Grow-More Plan for a Beautiful, Bountiful Garden by Ivette Soler Genre: Gardening, Food Publisher: Timber Press Publish Date: February 23, 2011 Format: Paperback |...
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First Chapter First Paragraph – Tuesday Intros
Welcome to First Chapter Tuesday, hosted by Bibliophile by the Sea. I’m tired of looking through landscaping books. My front garden project is starting to take shape in my mind and I’m ready to start...
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Weekend Cooking: Balsamic Vinaigrette with Basil
This is one of my favorite salad dressings. It’s easy to make and tastes so much better than anything you can buy in the store. Ingredients • ½ cup olive oil • 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar • 1 garlic...
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Review: The Taste of Tomorrow by Josh Schonwald
The Taste Of Tomorrow Dispatches From the Future of Food by Josh Schonwald Genre: Non-Fiction Publisher: Harper Publish Date: April 10, 2012 Format: Hardcover | 304 pages Rating: 4 of 5 In The Taste of...
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Weekend Cooking: Mezze Penne with Pesto
I recently became aware of Weekend Cooking hosted by Beth Fish Reads. I love to cook, and usually I do so on the weekends because weekdays there just isn’t much time to be creative. I haven’t read any...
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Review – Audiobook: The School of Essential Ingredients
The School of Essential Ingredients by Erica Bauermeister Narrated by Cassandra Campbell Genre: Women’s Fiction Publisher: Penguin Audio Publish Date: January 22, 2009 Format: Audio, 6 hours | 4...
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Review – Audiobook: Hen of the Woods by Steve Brill
Hen of the Woods & Other Wild Foods and Medicines by Steve Brill Narrated by Steve Brill Genre: Nature Publisher: AudioGO Publish Date: April 16, 2013 Format: Audio, 2 hours | 37 minutes Audio...
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Review – Audiobook: Cooked by Michael Pollan
Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation by Michael Pollan Narrated by Michael Pollan Genre: Food, Science Publisher: Penguin Audio Publish Date: April 23, 2013 Format: Audio, 13 hours | 25 minutes...
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Weekend Cooking: A Recipe Using Sage
The herb garden is overflowing with goodness this time of year. This week I’ll begin harvesting the heat loving herbs like basil, tyme and tarragon for freezing while they are at the height of their...
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Book Review – Bold: A Cookbook of Big Flavors
Bold: A Cookbook of Big Flavors by Susanna Hoffman, Victoria Wise Genre: Food / Cooking Publisher: Workman Publishing Publish Date: December 31, 2013 Format: Paperback | 416 pages Rating: 4½ of 5 From...
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Cooking from the Garden: Bountiful Basil
This year, the weather has been perfect for my herb garden. For the past few weeks, the garden has been flourishing. The herbs are at their peak, and I have been using them in my recipes as often as...
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Cooking From the Garden: Fried Squash Blossoms
Since August 8th is National Zucchini Day, otherwise known as Sneak Some Zucchini onto Your Neighbor’s Porch Day, I’m featuring a recipe that uses zucchini blossoms. Any large squash blossoms will...
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Cooking from the Garden: Aromatic Rosemary
I have a large herb garden just outside my kitchen door and use just-picked herbs as often as possible. This summer’s mild temperatures and plentiful rain have produced, to my delight, a bounty of...
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Easy Gourmet: Awesome Recipes Anyone Can Cook
Easy Gourmet by Stephanie Le Publisher: Page Street Publishing | Sept 2014 Format: Paperback | 240 pages Rating: 5 of 5 About the Book: Stephanie Le, creator of I am a Food Blog, has written her first...
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Breakfast: Waffles on the George Foreman Grill
One of the great things about my new George Foreman Grill is that it has interchangeable cooking plates. In addition to ceramic grill plates, which are awesome by the way, there are a variety of baking...
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Garden Salad and Balsamic Vinaigrette
I love a lot of things about summer, but one that I look forward to all year is my garden. I grow a variety of vegetables and flowers, but lettuce and herbs are some of the easiest things to grow....
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