Making your own chorizo is a little bit of trouble but oh so worth it, because it’s almost impossible to find a really good product. I’ve made this chorizo out of ground turkey, ground pork, whatever. It always works and is delicious. This is “love your spices” time because you’re going to use a lot…
Herbs and Spice and Everything Nice
When I look around my kitchen and do a quick inventory, I realize how many herbs and spices I have. It’s almost embarrassing! I mean there’s an entire cart (like an Elfa cart) in my pantry with nothing but spices. And that’s not all, there’s more near my stove. If the spice trade ever came…
Herbed Dip with Vegetables
Every once in a while it’s nice to be able to eat dip and not see it in the mirror the next day. You’ll have to do a little extra work because it calls for drained yogurt (or you can use a good Greek yogurt and not drain it). I love Horizon, cream on top…
Transition to Summer Gardening
With the rain and the great temperatures, it’s been a good year to get things planted early and hopefully have some harvest before the sun and dry of summer. My father-in-law’s garden is coming along well. It’s pictured below. Our garden has had a few challenges already, like the squash bugs have already moved…
(Breakfast) Sweet Potato Banana Pancakes and Sweet Potatoes in Review
So we’ve been looking for some different dishes to have for lunches. Today we came up with the best pancakes – delicious, light, and really tasty. First you start with leftover praline sweet potato casserole, click here for the recipe. PrintSweet Potato Banana Pancakes Ingredients1 1/4 cup leftover praline sweet potato casserole 1 cup mashed…