Grains&More

With the shorter, darker days and the dipping temperatures, we all know that winter has arrived.   And on those cold, dark days, sometimes...

With Thanksgiving right around the corner the farmer's markets and grocery stores are overflowing with sweet potatoes.  They're so f...

slice of un-stuffed cabbage This post, and delicious recipe, are from my friend Robin Horn over at Seasonal Eating .  A foodie from a ...

The other night I picked the last of my Swiss chard from our garden for dinner. It's one of my favorite dark leafy green vegetables. ...

cucumbers | photo: pdh I've picked what I believe is the last cucumber of year from my garden.  The heat and the lessening rain have...

bathing | photo:  mconnors Many of us take showers rather than baths.  For some it's a matter of necessity (they don't have a tu...

peaches | photo: Grendelkahn August is National Peach Month.  Which makes sense considering that this is the time of year when these jui...

watermelon | photo: Beyond silence Enrique Caruso once said, "Watermelon, it's a good fruit.  You eat, you drink, you wash your...

I was talking with a friend of mine who recently moved to this area.  She was stunned to discover how many people don't cook.  It seemed...

This is a guest post by my Aunt Haya who recently shared a very sweet story about food, connections and memories.  I love food stories.  I l...

ice cream | photo: fruhstuckbeistaphanie Ah, those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer.  Hot, humid, sweltering temperatures just beg for y...

roasted corn salad I love summer and summer food.  For me there is nothing better on a hot day than a quick simple barbecue with lots of...

A couple of weeks ago I blogged about, among other things, making my own mayonnaise.  Sam asked for the recipe.  It would have been very ...

basil leaves | photo: Paul Goyette Bay-sil, bah-sil, whatever you call it, it's one of the most fragrant and delicious herbs around. ...

in the news | photo: mconnors It's a new week and this is what's on my mind: Cocoa can be the new cranberry - according to thi...

meatball soup I'm not one of those people who cooks the same recipe every time.  I prefer to tinker with my food.  Sometimes it's...

Recently I went to a party and I needed to bring a dish to share.  The food theme of the evening was Mediterranean.  Wanting to make somethi...

As I said...it was a busy night.  I actually managed to participate in two twitter parties with the second one based on Jamie Oliver's ...

It's the holidays and that usually means pie season.  That, truth be told, is something I dread.  I'm not very good at making pies. ...

Joy Bauer's Food Cures has been revised and updated; I was fortunate enough to have a copy recently come across my desk. As those of...