Even though most of the time I cook Chinese, Thai, Vietnamese, Indian and Mediterranean food at my house, I still grew up eating none of these foods.

I grew up eating the seasonal specialties of a southern Appalachian kitchen, including the classic early summer dish, creamed new potatoes with peas.

Tis the season for such a dish, and wanting to pass ( Read more... )

I posted a cheeseball recipe on my journal. No clue where it came from, but my mother used to make it all the time and it's delicious and moist!

I will try to get pictures the next time I make it.

i'm planning to make this for dinner tomorrow night. however, it calls for 2 tbs of sherry. now if i had sherry in the house, no problem. but i don't. so..my question is: can i substitute something for the sherry? like a dry red wine? i'm not too familiar with sherry and what kind of flavour it lends but in such a small amount, would it really hurt ( Read more... )

It is summer--it is hot. I have a ton of cherry tomatoes and miniature plum tomatoes coming off the vine, plus the shares I have in the local CSA means I have more tomatoes than we know what to do with. What a sad state of affairs! (Not really.) In the winter, I can look back on this glut with mouth watering.

For now, one of the favorite ways to use ( Read more... )

One of the big upsides to living in a small Appalachian town is the local foods scene. We have lots of farmers, food producers, ranchers and bakers, all making amazing locally grown foods.

Last night, I took a bunch of local goodies from the farmer's market: including fresh onions, garlic and haricot vert--those pretty little pixyish French green ( Read more... )

Being pregnant sometimes sucks. I get tired easily and heat and I, who have a mutually disagreeable relationship anyway, become fierce enemies.

Anyway, I went to an arts and crafts show (outdoors) yesterday, walked about drinking much lemonade and water all day, but because it was so hot, I could barely eat. (But, I did have an ear of roasted corn ( Read more... )