Black Bean Ole! Soup – Es Muy Rapido

This recipe truly is speedy but also simple, flexible and tasty. on’t be turned off by all the canned items in the ingredient list. This just makes it pantry friendly, but I frequently use fresh ingredients.

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Three Little Piggy Meatball Recipe

This little piggy was pork sausage, the second little piggy was bacon and the third little piggy was spiiiccceyyy prosciutto spread. Bacon. Apologies up front – It is hard to get a glamorous meat ball shot, even more so when you forget to take one. Sigh, you just get the less than perfect weeknight dinner […]

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Peking Duck Pizza: Fresh, Savory & Simple

We have started a new tradition at our home – #pizzanight (I like throwing a # in for em-phas-is). The goal is to use up food in the fridge or pantry when possible. To keep it more “dynamic”, we use premade frozen dough from either Essential Bakery or Whole foods, although pizza dough is super […]

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Savory Plum Sauce: Canning Recipe

This is simple yet versatile savory plum canning recipe from The Complete Book of Home Preserving. Makes a great sauce or marinade for a variety of foods. We love it on meat! Think chicken, duck or pork. Delish. Ingredients: Makes about 4 pints, suggest canning or freezing in 8 oz portions 2 cups lightly packed […]

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Easy Chive Pancake: Buchujeon Recipe

Chives are my zucchini-cross to bear – I have more than I know what do with, “volunteers” showing up all over my garden and on the eternal quest for recipes that call for copious amounts (read: not a sprinkle on top of a baked potato). Several ideas floated around including pesto base, dumplings, Vietnamese bánh xeo […]

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Simply Healthy Kale Potato Soup

Inspired by my continued soup successes and the food in my kitchen, I cooked up a quick recipe for healthy kale potato soup. After topping it with homemade yogurt and some truffle oil, it was still pretty darn healthy, full of flavor and a nice smooth mouth feel. Simply Health Kale Potato Soup Recipe Ingredients […]

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