Tag: Thyme

Papaya and Red Onion Relish

We all have those “what’s for dinner?” nights when we open the almost-bare fridge, make a mental note to do groceries after work the next day.  On closing the door, we still have no idea what to make for dinner.  We might go through this three or four times, hoping that a miraculous food elf will stock the fridge with the ingredients needed for a delicious dinner if we just [...]

29 April, 2013 // By : // 11 Comments

Sweet Potato Shepard’s Pie topped with Crispy Potatoes

I am a little obsessed with my brand new Falcon Enamel cookware. Everything I cook in this bake set has an authentic farm-to-table feel about it that can only come from cook ware made with love. As a tribute to Falcon, shipped from London to my home in America’s Mid-West, I decided to share a traditional British dish with you today, Shepard’s pie. Thanks to the kind people at Falcon, [...]

28 March, 2013 // By : // 10 Comments

Hot Potato Salad

Daylight savings time is just one of the ways I know that spring is on it’s way.  Seeing artichokes and healthy asparagus in the produce section is another, and the steady stream of guests that stay with us once the threat of snow has passed is really the telling tale.  I love this time of year and I love it when people come to stay.  When my wife’s sorority sister [...]

21 March, 2013 // By : // 21 Comments

Lamb Wellington and a KOL Foods Giveaway

While our home is meatless five days a week, it’s rare for me to cook with lamb, so when I do, it’s a special occasion.  Last Friday Night, I made lamb.  This, however, was no ordinary lamb.  This was a grass fed, 100% organic lamb roast from KOL Foods.  One of the many reasons we have cut meat from our diet so drastically over the last few years is concern for the [...]

7 January, 2013 // By : // 35 Comments

Watching War Unfold and “Stuffing Muffins” (Kosher Connections Linkup, November 2012)

I feel a little guilty counting my blessings today.  I have plenty of things to be thankful for and the last few weeks have reminded me of that but today it seems wrong to talk about all the good things.  I feel like I am sitting in my house watching a storm on the other side of the window, except the storm is rocket fire from Gaza and my window [...]

19 November, 2012 // By : // 22 Comments

Guest Post: Vegetable Millet Pilaf Recipe

When you start a blog, no matter what your niche, you join group of like-minded people.  Readers come to read the latest post and other bloggers begin to share inspiration.  Over time, readers and bloggers become part of your digital community.  Between the Kosher Connection Linkup, All Things Food and networks of foodie hubs, my digital community have become my foodie friends since I started blogging 14 months ago.  I continue to learn from [...]

16 October, 2012 // By : // 5 Comments

Broccoli and Potato Daiya Cheese Bake – Vegan

I’ve been itching to cook with my ramekins ever since that little box arrived from Amazon a few months back.  The chicken pot pies didn’t happen, neither did the apple pies, chocolate souffles or mac and (cashew) cheese bowels.  I was starting to wonder if this impulse buy was ever going to see the inside of my oven.  Tonight, when I got home from work I dozed off in front of the TV and [...]

22 August, 2012 // By : // 11 Comments

Beer Can Chicken – and a First for Kansans

Barbeque, as I found out the hard way, is more than hot dogs and hamburgers cooked outdoors over a disposable grill.  When I was growing up, the height of summer was marked by a drive to the beach, undeterred by the rain, with a pathetic aluminum grill.  More often than not out outdoor adventure was challenged when the grill refused to light until we satisfied our hunger on snacks and or [...]

19 July, 2012 // By : // 5 Comments

Baked Potato Soup with Grilled Corn – Vegan

It’s true, I skipped a week, I’m sorry.  In the midst of the preparing for our son’s second birthday I failed to blog last week.  I have two wonderful guest posts lined up for you (including a long-promised Vegan Slow Cooker Giveaway) but after my hiatus, I raided the fridge last night to cook for you, and what a joy it was. In less than two hours I made strawberry [...]

12 March, 2012 // By : // 1 Comment

Beef Brisket in Red Wine – Inspired By Tyler Florence

I was looking to do something new with my brisket.  There was nothing wrong with my briskets up until now, but there’s was nothing outstanding either.  They were good fresh from the oven and borderline over-cooked the next day when re-heated, and whether I marinated or or rubbed, something was lacking.  I turned to one of the chef’s whose style always impresses, and adapted a recipe based on the ingredients I had [...]

29 January, 2012 // By : // 3 Comments

Turkey Mushroom Soup

I’m not much of a fan of summer.  I don’t sleep well, I sweat, I dehydrate, and my electricity bills are through the roof from running AC.  We are raised to look forward to summer, school’s out and trips are planned, but if your career is not that of an educator, once you’ve graduated, summer is just like winter, spring or fall, except for hikes in air-fare and gas prices.  [...]

14 November, 2011 // By : // No Comments

Turkey and Leek Pie, inspired by Jamie Oliver

Turkey’s are big. More often than not, there’s more leftover turkey than you want to see. Our 25lb bird is a little big and there’s limit to the number of turkey sandwiches, turkey salad and turkey soup that you can eat in the month of November. I don’t break a sweat thinking about cooking a Thanksgiving meal, we host a four-course dinner every single Friday night.  It’s the leftover turkey [...]

8 November, 2011 // By : // 3 Comments

Cod and Corn Chowder – A Taste of the Coast

Growing up in England, fish was served in one of two ways – succulent cod fillets in a warm, crispy beer batter, wrapped in newspaper with a side of crispy chips (fries) and mushy peas.  The second was gefilte-fish re-heated on a Friday night with watery beet-horseradish sauce.  Needless to say, I am not much of a fish eater, and I am certainly a stranger to sea-food.  Cod has become [...]

26 September, 2011 // By : // 3 Comments

Lemon Thyme Chicken Tenders

For the second time this week, I share a chicken dish but these flavors could could just as easily be applied to tofu, tempeh or perhaps salmon.  Thyme is a very versatile herb but it’s not often that I use it as a primary flavor, but this dish, like many others, was born from that moment when I opened the door of the refrigerator and saw chicken, lemons and thyme.

26 September, 2011 // By : // 1 Comment

Quick and Easy Chicken Recipe with Spinach

Chicken is a funny one.  I can make the same chicken dish time and time again, but without a little attention, I can turn a delightfully juicy chicken shawarma dish into a dry leathery dish that resemble more of the conflict than than the culinary excellence of the Middle East.

21 September, 2011 // By : // 1 Comment