I’m thinking about thanksgiving, oh yes I am! My mind is flipping through my recipes that I love this time of year like a rolodex on high speed. Sweet potatoes are always one of those wonderful foods that is highlighted at thanksgiving that is usually mashed filled with butter and brown sugar with little marshmallows…
Eat salt like a caveman (would like)
Until recently salt was just salt, you know, old ho hum white table salt, but lately salt has become very very interesting! It comes in lots of colors, textures and flavors. Artisan salts add a different and complex element to your dishes that is a revelation! Of course, the French have known about these salts…
January is soup for the soul month
“Soup of the evening, beautiful soup!” Lewis Carol I wait all year long for this month to have unbridled license to create soup pot after soup pot full of nutritious and soul warming soup. January is also “get healthy” month and I will take a wild bet that no less than 60% of you are…
Potatoes; to be or not to be?
The fourth of July is the quintessential American holiday filled with lots of loud noises, smoke and down home foods. Families and friends gather to celebrate around picnic tables laden with hot dogs, chocolate chip cookies and the iconic potato salad. Growing up, I can not remember a picnic, family reunion or summer BBQ without…
