The Cat’s Away
Julie | September 30, 2011
A week’s worth of dinners cooked in my mom’s absence, mostly with a Mexican influence; and a recipe for watermelon salsa.
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Brown Rice Pudding
Julie | August 17, 2011
Creamy brown rice pudding is the perfect vehicle for that extra half-gallon of milk that you need to use up—eat it warm or cold, with fresh or dried fruit, for breakfast or dessert!
Smoky Barbecue & Potato-Beet Gratin
Julie | August 4, 2011
Succulent smoky chicken with peach barbecue sauce on the grill still can’t hold a candle to my potato-beet gratin, believe it or not!
Mosaic
Julie | July 27, 2011
The July 2011 Daring Bakers challenge was a fresh fraisier cake with exposed fruit. My version was lemon chiffon with vanilla cream, raspberries, peaches, and candied lemons.
Leftover Night: Local Edition
Julie | July 21, 2011
Playing blog catch-up with some light meals based on local produce from our home garden and farmers’ market.
Get Out Your Shaking Stick
Julie | August 30, 2010
A beautiful bevy of breakfast muffins, from beet-chocolate chip to nibby raspberry to sourdough apple, with a few egg-free, veganizable offerings thrown in for good measure.
Kale Slaw
Julie | August 17, 2010
Spins on two Italian-American chicken classics—slow-braised cacciatore and breaded chicken parm—with a side of raw kale slaw with apples and sunflower seeds in a sweet, tangy dressing.
Compounding Assets
Julie | August 16, 2010
In the second week of the Preserve the Bounty Challenge, we preserved fruits and vegetables in fat and oil. My approach was three flavorful compound butters: basil, peach-praline, and tomato-garlic.
Peach Butter Barbecue Chicken
Julie | August 12, 2010
Peach butter is transformed into a sweet and tangy barbecue sauce for slathering on roasted chicken. I rounded out this Southern-inspired meal with braised collard greens and super-cheesy potatoes.
Now That’s Peachy (and Buttery)
Julie | August 11, 2010
Making “butter” is a great way to use up overly ripe fruit like my local peaches, and couldn’t be easier with the help of a crockpot. With that sweet-tart flavor, it has a million applications too, from glazing meat and fish to baking. A recipe for glazed salmon with curry is included.
