I'm always super excited when I learn about new spice blends — or, more accurately, spice blends that are new to me, because most of...
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Crispy, Oven-Baked Sweet Potato Fries
There are good reasons for me to eat sweet potatoes – like these science-y ones in this blog post about women's health and carbohydrates, or...
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Egg-less Homemade Mayo
My husband Dave and I are on Day 61 of our elimination diet, and he recently learned that he has a mild sensitivity to eggs....
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WF2 Recipe: Elvis Burger
Fasten your seatbelts, because I'm about to tell you a story that will eventually weave together Thanksgiving; Elvis; a restaurant in Venice, California; Sunbutter; and...
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Thyme-Braised Short Ribs
The last time I placed an order for ground beef and steaks from TX Bar Organics, those friendly, sneaky people slipped a free bonus into...
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Ćevapčići, Take 2 (My Recipe)
As I mentioned in this post from back in May, I ate a lot (A LOT!) of the skinless Balkan sausages called ćevapčići while we...
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Ajvar (Balkan Red Pepper Relish)
On our travels in May and June, we ate this red pepper+eggplant condiment in almost every restaurant from Lubljana, Slovenia to Dubrovnik, Croatia. Each chef's...
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Something’s Fishy: A Story In Photos
Last week, Dave faced what might have been his biggest photography challenge to date: He had to photograph a whole fish for one of the...
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Herb “Rice” Salad
I'm visiting my family in Pennsylvania this week, and happy anticipation of grilling on the deck and splashing in the pool fueled my get-ready,...
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Muffuletta Salad
When I was a kid, my parents would sometimes take us to a food market in Reading, Pennsylvania (I think?) — stalls of butchers, produce...
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Czech Garlic Soup
Just as we were preparing to leave on our trip a few weeks ago, Dave started to get the sniffles. By the time we landed...
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Spice World & Italian Sausage Seasoning
Not this Spice World: I'm talking about the world of fragrant, aromatic seasonings. If you've cooked recipes from my blog or my cookbook Well Fed,...
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