“In My Kitchen” May 2022

Welcome May!

Spring weather has been with us for some time in Oklahoma. Our last freeze was in mid April. I hope as this posts that I have the tomatoes and peppers in the garden, the bananas back in their bed, and all of the potted plants back on the patio. (Hopefully there might be a photo or two to post. If nothing is here, I didn’t get these tasks done.)

The whiskey is from a November trip to Tennessee. The mint is from the garden.

Truly, when I started writing this post, the only new thing in the kitchen was some Butterfly Pea Tea that I ordered to whip up some cocktails for Movies & Munchies.

You can read more about Butterfly Pea Tea and the magically color changing cocktail here.

I added to our farm bag order for some Honey Sumac Hummus Mix. I haven’t tried it yet but I am looking forward to some beet red hummus.

Tulsa has a new Yelp Community Ambassador and we recently got to re-meet her at the local panadería. I’ve been wanting a Yelp mug and it was included in our swag!

I received a surprise in the mail recently.

It’s a new Taste of Home cookbook. There was a small slip of paper in the envelope stating that I was a runner-up in a recent recipe contest.

Honestly, I don’t know what I entered. I think it might have been this recipe: Chicken Stir-Fry with Celery and Green Beans for a “one-pan” recipe contest.

There’s never a hint as to what recipe won until it’s posted. I’ve been pretty successful with Taste of Home contests but I rarely get in the money. I’ve received quite a few of their publications as prizes. This Ground Beef publication looks like it does have a lot of great recipes in it so I am thankful for some new recipes that might get me inspired.

Like I mentioned above, I’ve been pretty lucky with Taste of Home contests. Here’s some other winners: