When Frank and I married a little over two years ago, we received a variety of cookware as gifts. Among these gifts were two skillets. One was a Le Creuset iron handle skillet. And one was a Calphalon jumbo hard-anodized frying pan. For some reason, I must have read the label wrong, or perhaps I…
This salad recipe is simple, summery and to die for! I purchased four fat ripe tomatoes and a bag of basil at our local farmers market, and then we bought a 10oz(ish?) thing of mozzarella cheese at Kroger. Fresh mozzarella is soft in consistency, white and luxurious. First, I chopped up the tomatoes and mozzarella…
It’s official. I no longer like fried okra. When I was a kid, I used to eat fried okra like candy. But compared to the Indian way to cook okra, it just isn’t the same! I only wish I’d discovered it sooner! Last week, I bought two pounds of okra, but had run out of…
I saw a bean and corn salad at Costco, but it was WAY too expensive, and there were a few ingredients I didn’t agree with, so I decided to make my own. Cold veggie salads are always so easy and quick to put together. Here’s how I made mine! Ingredients: -2 cans organic black beans…
Soak 2-3 cups of sprouted mung beans in water while you start the broth. Don’t worry about the hulls. You can leave them in there. They get soft. I bought my mung beans from the bulk bean section at Whole Foods. In a 6 qt stock pot, ADD: -4 cups of organic chicken stock/broth -2…
Making my own butter has long been something I’ve wanted to do but never really got around to. Now that we are getting raw milk every week, I figured I had no more excuses not to! This was my first attempt at making raw butter, and it worked amazingly. I filled a pint mason jar…