Tweet Share Frittata’s are great any time of day. This one was part of a quick dinner I threw together on a night when cooking a big meal wasn’t an option. The cheese in this is a Tomme de Nena from Kenny’s Farmhouse Cheese in Barren Cty, Ky. A group of us food bloggers took a tour of his...
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Tomatillo’s have always been a mystery to me. They look like miniature versions of the green tomatoes my dad would bring in from the garden when I was a kid. The first time I saw them in the grocery store, I was surprised to see they were encased in a weird leathery covering. Definitely not my dads tomatoes. I’ve...
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Until about 10 years ago, if a recipe description mentioned the words low fat, healthy, or low calorie my mind would translate that to mean dry, tasteless, and bland. When I was in high school, my dad’s doctor put him on a diet. For weeks all he ate was stewed chicken and tasteless vegetables. Needless to say, that diet...
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Few things say New Orleans to me like a really good po’ boy. A soft fresh bun loaded with spicy deep fried seafood and creamy mayo is close to heaven. Unfortunately the same things that make them taste so good, also make them a fat fest. This is my lighter, less messy version of a po’ boy. The key is adding...
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Cooking an Acorn Squash. Winter squash typically have a hard outer shell that can be a little intimidating. Cutting into one of them reminds me of those movies where you see people cutting their way through the jungle with machetes. You need a really large, really sharp knife to do it properly. I tried to cut this one with my new...
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To save time (and many days my sanity), sometimes I take the almost homemade route instead making things from scratch. Mixing fresh veggies and fresh herbs with jar spaghetti sauce can give a mediocre sauce a completely different taste. Instead of making this sauce, I used Classico Spicy Tomato and Basil spaghetti sauce...
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