I’m mostly watching The Great Food Truck Race on Food Network this season, and although I’d like to say I’m totally into it, I’m not. But, it has potential…and it is better than last year’s season. Here’s why: 1. Tyler Florence decided to wear jeans that aren’t absurdly ‘jeggings-esque’ tight…
Roasted potatoes, butternut squash, peppers and onions are a great, tasty and simple side dish! Last week we had a wonderful assortment of goodies in the CSA bag, including a beautiful butternut squash, a small container of assorted potatoes, and a purple sweet pepper. Looking for something to accompany pork…
Farmhouse spaghetti is the product of a great CSA bag full of wonderful in-season veggies and a jar of basic spaghetti sauce. Little hacks like this work great for busy work weeks, especially when school’s in session! Yesterday as I slurped up the last strand of spaghetti leftovers for lunch,…
I spent most Tuesdays this summer watching the show MasterChef, where home chefs compete to become a Gordon Ramsey-dubbed “culinary master” for a large chunk of change, and a cookbook deal. The show was okay – interesting enough to hold my attention most Tuesday nights, but not dynamic enough to…
The other day I drained a can of Del Monte petite diced tomatoes in the sink. Seems rather benign, right? Something caught my eye in the colander. A speck of black in a sea of red…a shape that didn’t quite look tomato-like, and possible not even made of organic matter…
What happens when you mix three professional chefs with dull knives, dust storms, giant sub-zero rooms with ice floors, and kicking cows? Extreme Chef, that’s what. Maybe I simply didn’t pay attention during the promos, or perhaps the show didn’t deliver as promised. But, any way you slice it, the…