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Featured Ingredient ~ Kale
I have always loved vegetables of every size, shape and description, but I have never really used kale very often in my cooking until recently. Being French Canadian by...
Featured Ingredient ~ Kale
Pasta e Fagioli
Contest Giveaway – Skeppshult Cast Iron “Swing” Pepper Mill & Salt Bowl from Pleasant Hill Grain {Retail Value Over $110 US}
Product Review – Skeppshult Cast Iron Casserole from Pleasant Hill Grain
Dirty Chai Banana Muffins
Pasta e Fagioli
I am presently in Michigan at my daughter’s house, and despite it being April, we have had freezing temperatures and enough snow to cover the ground every day over...
Contest Giveaway – Skeppshult Cast Iron “Swing” Pepper Mill & Salt Bowl from Pleasant Hill Grain {Retail Value Over $110 US}
I recently was sent a gorgeous Skeppshult Cast Iron Swing Pepper Mill and matching Salt Bowl from Pleasant Hill Grain, and they were kind enough to give me a...
Product Review – Skeppshult Cast Iron Casserole from Pleasant Hill Grain
Growing up in a traditional household, my Mother did most of the cooking, but on those days when my Father was in charge of preparing our evening meal, he...
Dirty Chai Banana Muffins
I discovered Chai tea a couple of years ago and although I do love the warm spices of cinnamon, cardamon, and ginger that flavor the tea, I found the...
Braised Garlicky Fennel
Our move across country is coming up in just a few weeks. I think that I am pretty organized and I have packed just about everything I can at...
Muti-colored Roasted Herbed Carrots
Carrots are often the vegetable that you throw into a holiday menu to add color, but rarely seem to be anyone’s favorite vegetable. I fit right into that category...
The Realities of Risotto
Risotto, is an Italian specialty that is in fact the dominant staple in some northern regions, where it is often preferred over pasta. Cultivated in Lombardy, Piedmonte, and the...
