How to roast and store pumpkin for later use.

When I'm not cooking, or teaching people to cook, or thinking about what to cook, or creating lesson plans for cooking classes, or...

How to roast and freeze Hatch chilies

Time to get baking!! I have two favorite chocolate chip cookie recipes. One I can share with you, one I can't. The one you don't get the...

An easy way to make strawberry lemonade that isn't grainy and has loads of berry flavor.

Corned Beef and cabbage is often a part of Saint Patrick's Day festivities in America. The dish actually became popular with Irish...

Gather up the kids, or your sweetheart, or not .... and set to work making some yummy fresh pasta. All you need are flour and eggs....

Making stock at home will definitely amp up the flavor in your dishes. I'm not going to lie. It's a bit of a pain in the keister, and it...

(For a smile: you must sing title, with John Denver on guitar, in your head.) Meet Butternut Squash Soup. A perfect bowl of Fall...

Marinara has a multitude of uses. Depending on how you dress it up, you can make spaghetti sauce, chicken parmesan, lasagna, pizza --...

I know I've mentioned that my freezer contains quite the assortment of odds and ends. I thought it might be interesting to note what is...

Got an envie for some étouffée, cher? The cajun food of Louisiana, especially of the bayou, is definitely comfort food and étouffée...

My husband loves pickles and I must say I really enjoy a good pickle as well. Summer is the season for those wonderful little Kirby...

Whenever I'm faced with having to make myself a quick meal that is light on my stomach (translation: husband is working and I have to eat...

I've already blogged about my love of breakfast, so you'll understand as I wax poetic about a favorite breakfast item -- hash browns. I...

I want vibrant colors on my plate...that coincidentally bring vibrant flavors to my mouth. Today I want to share with you a one pot meal...

One of the major reasons people give up on their sourdough starter is the amount of waste that is required to keep the darn thing going....

The blog post and the dessert! I do not know what possessed me to buy a mini cheesecake pan. I think I got carried away by the bargain I...

I absolutely love making breakfast. Maybe part of it is that I am a "morning person" and my creativity and energy are at their highest...

I love a good salad. I like all the colors in my bowl and flavors jumping around in my mouth. I'm really rather picky about what goes...