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Canned PiccalilliRelish
Thursday, July 31, 2014
6 min read

Piccalilli Pepper Relish

There is an American tradition of pickling and canning that goes back to the early settler days. Because of the seasonal uncertainty of food sources and the lack of refrigeration, it was really important to extend the bounty of the…

Thai Tomato Coconut Soup
Thursday, October 17, 2013
3 min read

Easy Thai Tomato Coconut Soup

One cool trick that I've learned is to make tomato soup from canned tomatoes. I always keep cans of diced tomatoes in the pantry. If I dig a little deeper, I can usually find a can of coconut milk, too. So, if I just add some onion, garlic, celery, pepper and fresh basil & ginger, I have a delicious, creamy Thai-flavored Tomato Coconut soup that I can make in about 15 minutes.
Stuffed Chard Leaves
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
4 min read

Stuffed Chard Leaves

When I opened up my first CSA box* of the season last week, the first thing that I saw was a bundle of colorful Rainbow Chard sitting on top. Besides being so vibrantly beautiful, they were big. Big enough to…

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