Tag: food
Jalapeno Poppers Two Ways
As I do every Thursday morning on Sonrise Morning Show/Sacred Heart Radio, I chatted with Matt Swaim about Halloween. Now for us Christians, Halloween has this meaning (along with the fun dressing up and ” begging” for treats): Halloween refers to the Feast of All Saints. The word itself is taken an older English term, “hallows,” meaning “holy”; and “e’en”, a truncation of the word … Continue reading Jalapeno Poppers Two Ways
Arroz con Pollo
Some recipes I share with you are new, some are retro favorites. The arroz con pollo (chicken with rice) dish today is a little of both. It was so long ago I don’t remember exactly when, but my then Ecuadorian boss’ wife, Dora Almeida, gave me her recipe for this popular one pot meal. It was an easy recipe for a young cook venturing out … Continue reading Arroz con Pollo
I say ToMAtoes; do you say ToMAHtoes?
Regardless of how you pronounce this beloved seasonal vegetable here on my little patch of heaven, trying to get a photo of an abundant tomato harvest isn’t easy when my girls/chickens are out and about. That’s why you see 2 of them approaching the bowl of tomatoes perched on our outhouse stoop. I thought you’d like to see a photo of all these different kinds … Continue reading I say ToMAtoes; do you say ToMAHtoes?
Higher Protein Granola
Fattoush!
I so enjoy chatting with Matt Swaim each Thursday morning on the Sonrise Morning Show/Sacred Heart Radio. Today it was all about Fattoush – that Lebanese salad that incorporates toasted pita and sumac in the recipe. Fattoush, the word, is from the Arabic word “fatt,” meaning “crushed” or “crumbled,” referring to the bread pieces in the salad. It’s actually the root word of fattoush. It’s an … Continue reading Fattoush!
Baked Feta with Garlic & Oregano
OK today when chatting with Matt Swaim on the Sonrise Morning Show/Sacred Heart radio, the subject was cheese – yes, cheese was eaten during Bible times (perhaps not in the form we know today) but in 2 Samuel David is offered “honey, and curds, and sheep and cheese of kine (cow) as provisions. So cheese is indeed an ancient food. How about having feta as the … Continue reading Baked Feta with Garlic & Oregano
Refrigerator Dills like the Deli
When we were growing up, Mom had an unusual method to remove bitterness that sometimes happens with cucumbers. She’d cut a small piece off the blossom end, set that aside, then cut a thin slice off the cucumber. After tasting the thin slice, if the cucumber was bitter, she’d rub the cut piece onto the cucumber and voila, we’d see a bit of foam forming. … Continue reading Refrigerator Dills like the Deli
Sugar Snap Pea Salad
Well, guess what turned up at my back kitchen door yesterday? Fresh sugar snap pea salad, that’s what. Our friends, Bob and Bert Villing, who live in an old farmhouse down the road and grow long rows of snow, sugar snap and English peas, brought us a bowl of Bob’s sugar snap pea salad. Simple and sensational – fresh sugar snaps in a cream dressing of … Continue reading Sugar Snap Pea Salad
Jammin’ It
Here on my little patch of heaven in Southwestern Ohio, we have been invaded. With cicadas. Everywhere. I can’t even hang clothes out on the line! But there’s a silver lining in this cicada cloud after all. They are not bothering the wild fruit, like black raspberries and mulberries. I went foraging yesterday and harvested enough to make a lovely mixed berry freezer jam. Of … Continue reading Jammin’ It
