I’ve been craving this dish lately; and after reading a few different recipes I came up with my own version that was quite delicious. I started with about 3/4 of a pound of dried black-eyed peas and ended up adding maybe half of them to the collards. To make the black-eyed peas: Bring peas & … Read more
Ahhhhhh 2020, are there no limits to the havoc you will wreak? You’ve got me eating Jell-O! Mixed with Cool-Whip and sour cream, no less!!! Side bar: on all these recipe blogs I researched for this compilation, the writer always feels the need to clarify that we aren’t talking about salad, as in lettuce and … Read more
My mom always made cranberry sauce from whole berries for both Thanksgiving and Christmas. And like so many of what I thought were “family recipes,” it turns out that she just followed the directions on the back of the package! LOL So I’ve branched out over the years to try fancier versions – but Mom’s … Read more
Let it be known to all that in the year 2020, Thanksgiving SUCKED. It’s been cold and rainy all week – perfectly befitting a “holiday” where we’re all stuck in our own homes, away from family and friends. I was tempted to just pretend the whole thing wasn’t even happening. But it turns out that … Read more
If you’re going to serve an Indian meal, you need an array of chutneys, along with naan, rice and of course spiced masala tea! No-Rise Naan Makes 6 (medium-small) naan The first time I made this, it was awesome. The 2 or 3 times since, they’ve tasted more like pretzels than naan. From looking at … Read more
Carrot & Chickpea Curry The idea of this recipe compelled me but it was really … carrot-y. LOL Not that that was a bad thing; I just found I didn’t want a very large serving of it on my plate. And I certainly wouldn’t have wanted to make a whole meal of it. Makes 2 … Read more
I’ve been making it a habit recently to make large-ish batches of vegetables with a bit more panache to them than just roasting them with olive oil, and keeping the leftovers in the fridge. In my series of sweet and sour cauliflower recipes I’ve discovered there are a bunch of variations on a theme: to … Read more
This recipe came from a Plated box I got recently. What could have been a really ordinary steak with roasted vegetables was elevated to something extraordinary when this butter mixture melted into it. nom nom nom …. Makes a serving for 3 1/2 stick unsalted butter1-2 t sriracha 1/2 t smoked paprika 1/4 t crushed red pepper1 clove garlic, … Read more
This recipe is straight out of the Joy of Cooking. For years, I did a New Year’s Day brunch and this was always one of the big hits. I typically do a sweet one as well as a savory one. What follows is the savory recipe; the modifications to make it sweet instead are at … Read more
This Thanksgiving we couldn’t have salad because the e.coli outbreak meant that grocers were taking all their lettuce off their shelves. Because ’tis the season for huge brussels sprouts stalks, I decided that would be our vegetable side dish instead. I looked through a few of my recipes and kind of ended up with a … Read more