It’s been a bit of a hectic month, so I’d like to start of by apologizing for the unexpected hiatus. I’ve been working at a local community garden, and it’s been in the 90s+ here all month. On top of that, the home AC is busted, so when I’m already hot and exhausted from work
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Last week, we learned how to make garlic dill pickles. This week, we’re trying something a little different. I love pickles, and I always have, but I’ve never liked sweet pickles. Unfortunately, I realized that I’d run out of dill while I was in the middle of mixing brine for the cucumbers I’d already sliced
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Honey mustard is a versatile dipping sauce. It goes great with fries, chicken, and plenty of other comfort foods. The other nice thing about it that sets it apart from other sauces is that it’s an absolute breeze to make. You throw all your ingredients in one bowl, mix them up, and you’re ready to
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I’d like to start off by once again apologizing for the unexpected hiatus. Home and personal life have been stressful, so things fell a little bit to the wayside as I lacked the creative initiative to create new recipes to share with you all. With the new year, I’m hoping to get back to a
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Somehow, I’ve managed to spend six years of my life with an Idahoan and almost two years living in the potato state without adding a mashed potato recipe to my blog. Don’t get me wrong, it isn’t because I have some vendetta against mashed potatoes — they’re probably my favorite way to eat potatoes —
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Artichokes are one of my favorite vegetables, and I wish I could eat them every day. They’re a fun finger food, less work than crab legs, and surprisingly filling. Another bit of good news is that, if you’ve never roasted artichokes at home, it’s not a terribly difficult recipe, though it does take a little
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I picked a bunch of purple potatoes from the community garden, a couple of days ago. Tonight, I paced back and forth in my kitchen, trying to decide what to do with them. I could boil them. I could mash them. I could even stick them in a stew or a soup. None of those
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I’m going to come out and admit it right now: I’ve never made baked potatoes or anything involving the big kinds of potatoes. Why? Because I’m dating an Idahoan, and the last thing I want to do is embarrass myself by screwing up his state’s main agricultural export. I’ve had several opportunities in the past,
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When I went to Idaho at the beginning of the summer, I bought a bottle of fry sauce. For those of you who have never had your taste buds christened with this delightful condiment, imagine thousand island dressing, but better. It’s a ketchup and mayo base, usually. This particular brand I have tastes like it
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This is my take on a traditional Caprese salad, which is made of tomato, mozzarella, basil, salt, and olive oil. This is more of a… “Ca*me*se” salad. I decided to use balsamic vinegar instead of olive oil and salt.I say this is “the most Italian thing you’ll probably ever eat” because the original dish was
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