Our garam masala jar was getting low. When I went to purchase another jar at our regular grocery store, they didn’t have any. So I checked at the other store across town when I was in the neighborhood. No luck. The two natural food stores didn’t have it either. What used to be a relatively … Continue reading
Halloween is my absolute favorite holiday. To celebrate I will be posting a spooky or fun Halloween themed snack, main dish, dessert, or cocktail everyday for the month of October, so stay tuned! Photo credit: Digitalart @ http://www.freedigitalphotos.net/images/view_photog.php?photogid=2280
A tagine is a slow cooked North African sort of stew that is named after the earthenware pot in which it is cooked. Often times tagines combine sweet and savory foods together with vegetables and then they are served with rice or cous cous. Some popular combinations are lamb or chicken with a variation of … Continue reading
The end of the summer is always a bittersweet time in the kitchen. I look forward to heartier meals of winter squash, pumpkin, apples, cabbage, sausage, red meats, etc. but I also try to hang on to the last bit of summer produce for as long as possible. We had a ton of leftover … Continue reading
As much as I love cooking, some days I don’t want to have to do much of anything in the kitchen. Tuesday was one of those days. Wade was off of work, so in addition to getting some work done on my thesis we worked on the yard and started replacing the gutters on the … Continue reading
This is the first year I have ever grown eggplants. They are quite prolific. Our two plants have given us far more eggplant than we could reasonable use without becoming absolutely sick of it. We did the babaghanoush, eggplant parmesan, eggplant creole, grilled eggplant, tossed eggplant pasta, and some other things I’m surely forgetting. But … Continue reading
Schnitzel was a well loved dish in our household growing up. I remember having it for Christmas Eve several times. Tonight I got a craving for schnitzel and decided to make it for the first time. •4 boneless pork chops, pounded very thin •Flour, to dredge pork chops •2 eggs, beaten •1- 1 1/2 … Continue reading
Wade and I are planning a road trip to New Mexico in a few months. We will be going to Roswell to see the UFO museum and all of the other alien-themed things in the area (because we are just dorks like that.) We’ll also go through Santa Fe, which is probably the only other … Continue reading
After several month of work Wade and I were finally ready to have our housewarming party. Everybody came over in the afternoon and enjoyed three different kinds of sangria (made by my Mom) and several different appetizers. We had Reuben spreadwith pumpernickel toasts, shrimp spread with crackers, brownies, tortilla roll-ups, and little smokies with barbecue … Continue reading
My Mom came up to make some curtains for our kitchen today. Since I don’t know how to sew I wasn’t a whole lot of help. She was going to book club in the evening and mentioned that she needed to run to the store to grab a snack to take since she didn’t have … Continue reading
A Kitchen Canvas 