This is my family’s new go-to Banana bread recipe. Since I was a kid, we had always defaulted to The Fannie Farmer Cookbook version of Banana bread. It is quick, made from ingredients we had on hand, and didn’t require a stand mixer. But the bottom always over cooked by the time the center was done….
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Playing in the Kitchen: Pecan Pie
Fall is officially here! I’m so excited! And it means I should start digging up (and posting) some of my go-to Seasonal Recipes… like a Classic Pecan Pie! So there are at least 8 different ways to pronounce this type of pie… to me it is: [pi:kn] with stress on the second syllable (“pee-KAHN”). Actually…
Save The Tomato Juice… Make Tomato Water?
I’m not crazy. I just can’t stand wasting things. This summer, I’ve been lucky enough to peel and chop up a lot of tomatoes from Dad’s garden. Most have been made into bruschetta, where I seed (remove seeds and goo) before I chop. The whole cutting process leaves a lot of juice on the board……
Playing in the Kitchen: My 1st Beer Jelly
So I’ve recently taken an interest in canning. And when you 1st start out, Jams and Jellies are the way to go. So far I’ve been able to can a Triple Berry Jam and a Peach Jam… so Beer Jelly is the next logical step. Well, at least for me it is! I decided to…
It’s National Can-It-Forward Day! (Schedule of LIVE webcast)
Happy National Can-It-Forward Day! When I made and canned some Jam this last week, I had no idea National Can-It-Forward Day was right around a corner… honestly I didn’t know there was such a day. But it is the perfect time of year to celebrate caning. Summer is coming to a close, and we want…
Playing in the Kitchen: Sage & Rosemary QUICK Pickles
It’s Left-Handers Day! Who knew? In honor of Left-Handers everywhere, I though it more than appropriate to share my Quick Pickle recipe. Namely because when I photographed them, I didn’t realize me recent left-handedness was glaringly obvious. Can’t you tell? Holding a Pyrex measuring cup with your left hand means reading the metric measurements. Such…
Playing in the Kitchen: My Favorite Bruschetta
If you’re lucky, summertime means fresh tomatoes from the garden! If you don’t have a garden/green thumb, maybe you have family or neighbors who do. Your local Farmers Market is probably bursting at the seams with tomatoes, too. I’m a little finicky and don’t really like biting into a tomato like and apple… I like…
Beer and Fireworks and Grilling, oh my!
Happy Fourth of July! Truth: This is one of my favorite holidays, mainly because it is ABOUT celebrating! It isn’t a holiday that has been taken over by celebrating (i.e. Cinco de Mayo in America) or a holiday where celebrating can be seen as inappropriate (i.e. candy and eggs on Easter and presents on Christmas…
Throwback Thursday: Classic Blueberry Muffins
Throwback Thursday!? “…You were photographing your food before photographing your food was cool.” Hearing my friend say this makes me feel much less dweeby about taking pictures of the food I make. Here are some Blueberry Muffins I made (and photographed) back in MARCH 2005. Back then I was still living on the East Coast,…
These tomatoes can peel themselves. Practically.
It’s tomato season! Half a dozen just came in from the garden yesterday. And I know I’m not the only person who won’t just bite into a tomato like an apple. I like them peeled, with all of that seed-gooky-stuff taken out. Last year I tried the age old tip to remove the peels. It’s…