Category: Recipes

Elephant Ears and Pomegranate Soup
Pomegranate Soup is the current selection for Cook the Books. There’s an eclectic mix of Persian, Italian, and Irish food in this book. I decided on the Persian recipe for Elephant Ears.

St. Louis Days, St. Louis Nights: Cookbook of the Week
Artichoke Prosciutto Linguine is on the menu. Check out this recipe and the beginnings of my Cookbook of the Week posts.

Healthy Minestrone: Welcome to the Blue Zone
The Blue Zones Kitchen: 100 Recipes to Live to 100 is the current stop on the TLC Book Tour. I’m also including it in my Cookbook Highlight of the Week. Want to live a long and healthy life? Read on.

Grapefruit-Olive Oil Cake
Enjoy this healthy, citrusy delicious cake. It’s great with tea or coffee!

“In My Kitchen” February 2020
I always feel like there’s really not a lot happening in my kitchen until I reflect back to write an “In My Kitchen” monthly post. Dig in here for some home grown citrus from Texas and some new jelly recipes. I also threw in a few cookbook reviews for good measure! Welcome February!

Herbed Veggie Dip
49er fan or a KC fan. It honestly matters not to me…I’m all about the food. Here’s a great dip that is fresh, green and great with veggies for a healthier option. (But, I’ve got a few other recipes today that are totally delicious and bad for you!)

Happy New Year Hummus (Eat your black-eyed peas!)
How many days of good luck will you have after eating this hummus? An infinite number (because it’s full of black eyed peas)! Here’s to a wonderful 2020!

More jellies and jams….
I just could not leave 2019 without one more canning post. I went back through my archives and found that I had published quite a few booze inspired preserves. Before we completely put the Jelly of the Month Club to rest, I wanted to share these. I also wanted to highlight the book that inspired…

Mulled White Wine Jelly
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! For the final preserve for Jelly of the Month Club I present one based on a warming holiday drink: Mulled White Wine Jelly.
