All About Grocery Shopping

All About Grocery Shopping

Cooking Tips

Grocery stores are either a wonderland of amazing ingredients and products, or they are an aggravating maze of carts and people, and far too many choices.  I could spend hours in a grocery store, browsing up and down the isles. However, I know that grocery stores are...
Deconstructed Curry Cassoulet

Deconstructed Curry Cassoulet

Recipes

One thing I love about making my own sauces is the ability to create a dish with one pot (and only cleaning it once), utilizing all of the amazing bits of flavor that get stuck at the bottom of the pan during the cooking process. I tend to make each component of a...
All About the Sauce

All About the Sauce

Cooking Tips

Let’s talk sauce. Sauces serve many functions within a recipe/dish – they can enhance flavors of different ingredients by providing a complimentary or a counterpoint flavor; they can add moisture to naturally lean foods, or when a particular cooking method is known to...
Persian-Inspired Chickpea and Kale Stew

Persian-Inspired Chickpea and Kale Stew

Recipes

When I get bored, I like to try new things. Sometimes, I chop off all my hair. Other times I learn a new skill. Most of the time, however, I try a new cuisine. This week, I was very inspired by Persian food and flavors. Maybe I was just knocked on the right path by...
Cooking with the Seasons

Cooking with the Seasons

Cooking Tips

Modernity is a blessing and a curse. Not because I have anything against indoor plumbing, vaccinations, and food security – I don’t. I love all of these things. Very much. But, as with everything, there are always tradeoffs. For example, we go to a supermarket now,...