Sometimes I need a bit of liquid en[courage]ment to get moving in the blog posting realm again. Enter the cocktail. I whipped up something with the few bits and bobs that we have ’round the house. I know, I have prickly pears in my house. In January. Hush. Because of this cocktail, I’ve been inspired… Read More Persephone’s Drinks Cabinet | Prickly Pear Rum Punch
I am not a snob when it comes to where I’ll shop for ingredients. I am very happy to pick up whatever looks good where ever I go. I was at Meijer recently (which is a mid-western version of Wal-Mart) to pick up some Kinder for Cherub. And batteries, for all the toys she got… Read More Explorer | Long Beans
Pork belly has been my weakness lately. So lovely and meaty. And fatty. In the best kind of way. It’s also inexpensive and a cut that a lot of chefs love. Add it to your repertiore and you’ll find a hundred ways to make it. This meal is a completely fix-it-and-forget-it kind of dinner. Toss… Read More Posh yet Inexpensive | Pork Belly with Somen
Local pumpkins are now prolific at farmer’s markets and my Whole Foods. They are tasty, vitamin-packed treasures that are as versatile as you care to make them. Add in some of the last of my backyard chilies and yellow cherry tomatoes, and you’ve got a dish that’s downright good for you. Tonight I yearned for… Read More Local Foods Week | Curried Pumpkin
Every so often you run across a recipe that begs to be made just as is, such as Spanish maestro José Andrés’s recipe for gazpacho. Not a more perfect dish than this can be found to send summer off into its nine month hiatus. Celebrate all that we are losing before the clock strikes 5:05… Read More Farewell, Summer Garden | Gazpacho
The quick and dirty version of a Saturday dinner: Because I made a veal stock today (with lovely bones from Bluescreek Farm Meats), it meant that there was quite a bit of tasty meat left on the bones after the stock was all said and done. It was dropped into the quick tomato sauce, that… Read More Extra Time on Saturday | Pasta and Focaccia
It’s a short season. They’re only really available at the tail end of August. And I can see why people are obsessed. Festivals and cooking competitions span New Mexico and beyond as fans of Hatch’s heat put them in everything from quesadillas to key lime pie. Hatch chiles are meaty, flavorful green chiles with a… Read More A Nomad’s Meal | Kicked Up Hatch Chili
