So I am making a New Year's picnic to eat after our hike, and am faced with wrapping up every food tradition not yet observed this seaso...

I made this recipe again for a dinner party last night, and it was better than ever. This time, I made the crust out of gingersnaps (two ...

I found myself with a surplus of cute little jalapenos from Dad's garden, so I made a batch of sambal.  This is so salty, bright, citr...

Last year Will made me a meal sourced entirely from the Dollar Tree up the road. According to the rules we set, everything but salt and oil...

Here is the basil syrup mentioned below. 1/4 cup sugar 3 cups fresh basil leaves Heat sugar with 1/4 cup water in a small saucepan unti...

This cauliflower soup came from Rocco Dispirito's Flavor , which I received for Christmas several years ago.  This is the second tim...

I had jury duty last week, and because we had an hour and a half lunch break and a whopping $12 per diem, I decided to use my time and money...

Eating in Portugal I so looked forward to our trip to Portugal , but I dreaded eating out for three solid weeks:  I am a big fan of ho...

This is a modified version of a recipe from your Luscious Lemon Desserts book by Lori Longbotham, Mom. It was super tasty even on Day 1; I ...

Here's the family rum cake recipe. I got it from Lily Gaddis in Hawaii. Rum Cake 1 cup chopped nuts (optional) 1 package yellow cake mi...

Broa is a Portuguese yeast cornbread. I've eaten it in the Azores and made it a few times from Jean Anderson's The Food of Portugal...

I love to cook and I love polenta, but I don't have the patience to stand and stir for 30 minutes. I have tried this crockpot version s...

Our friend Leila brought these delicious pecans to our Christmas hike and picnic, and then brought us some more the next day. Even better, ...

We gave Andy and his family some dried herbs from our garden for Christmas. He coated a chicken with them, refrigerated for 24 hours, and th...

Anasazi beans, chopped green chile, oregano, cheese, green onions.