I was craving something a bit exotic the night I made this dish... but, I was short on time.  So, I threw together this little gem ~ Q...

The day I came up with this recipe, I was craving chili.  So, I started throwing things into my big soup pot ~ a little of this and a b...

Winter.  Snow.  Cold.  Want soup.  Want...It...NOW!!  Yeah, that's how I get when I want something to chase away the chill of th...

Here is a super-easy-to-make soup that I'll throw together when I want something that looks/tastes like it took a bunch of time to...

I make a Quick & Easy Tamale Pie casserole that I thought I'd share on the blog.  It's a simple dish that makes use...

A while back, I came across a vegetarian curry recipe spin in one of my Penzey's Spice catalogs.  Since it replaces meat with lenti...

I was cleaning out my veggie bin and found some kale and yellow squash that had totally seen better days.  Since I never let anything ...

I've pretty much been absent from my kitchen for the last few weeks.  Ever since my son went back to school on August 1st, I'v...

This recipe for Balsamic-Glazed Chickpeas and Mustard Greens popped up on my Facebook feed yesterday.  The recipe said to change u...

Giving leftover oat bran the 'polenta treatment' ~ what a great way to eat more of this superfood! Ixtapa, Mexico I'v...

I had some radish leaves left over from the bunch that our 'gentleman farmer' neighbor brought over the other day, ((see the po...

The ladies of The Kiva ~ February 1993  Me, Chef Rene & my server, Lucinda Long, long ago, (20+ years) I used to work for...

I love my Hamilton Beach Big Mouth Juice Extractor .  I always have fun when I get out the recipe manual and take it out for a '...

I'm a HUGE fan of Hurst Beans .  Every pot of bean soup that I've made with their dried beans has always turned out great.  I...

This hearty and low fat soup is really flavorful and easy to make.  Now, this is my kind of 'cup of soup'!  :) I was watching...

Getting a bit bored with eating regular baked potatoes?  Yeah, me too.  To get out of my spud rut ,  I've started  baking/nuking...

I always crave warm, chunky Chili Cheese Dip when I'm watching football games.  Since the Superbowl is fast approaching, I decided ...

It's been pretty gray around here the last few days and that always makes me want to cook soup ~ this time I was cravi...