• Pomegranate Dipping Aioli

    One of the unsung heroes of my POM Wonderful dinner party was an impromptu dipping aioli I made to go with some fabulous roasted potatoes (recipe for those lovelies another day). Everything in my menu contained pomegranate in some form, either the arils themselves or the juice that I hand-pressed…

  • Acini di Pepe Pomegranate Salad

    Now for dish two from my POM Wonderful dinner party: Acini di Pepe Vegetarian Pomegranate Salad. I’ve made a similar salad many, many times, and knew instantly it could be easily adapted for the pomegranate challenge. Pomegranates kind of have a tart cranberry-esque taste to them, like a cross between…

  • Chocolate Pomegranate Banana Bread

    Remember this recipe for banana bread I posted a couple months ago? Well, in an effort to use up all the fresh pomegranate arils I still have in my fridge, I came up with a new way to enjoy the basic recipe. Pomegranate Chocolate Almond Banana Bread   Add to…

  • Starting a Slow Cooker Beef Roast Frozen

    I raised an eyebrow, too, when I first heard of starting a slow cooker beef roast frozen. Stay with me, though… For many Christmases my in-laws gave us an eighth of a cow, which enabled us to stock our basement freezer chest with meat for most of the year. Score!…

  • Hot Ham and Cheese Sandwich Casserole

    Hot ham and cheese sandwich casserole is the perfect savory recipe to feed a crowd on game day, for a holiday, or just because! Who doesn’t need good party recipes now and again, right? When hosting a larger gathering, I normally find myself gravitating to things like no bean pork…

  • Baked Hot Ham and Cheese Sandwich Casserole

    I first made this baked hot ham and cheese sandwich casserole in 2008, years after a coworker described a version she grew up with. She seemed astonished I’d never tried a bite, let alone heard of it. After trying my hand at baking a tray, and eating many of them,…