Twisting Traditions: Eggplant and Pork with Garlic Sauce (and Green Beans….)

Eggplant is one of my favorite vegetables of all time. Even though, when I was growing up, it only appeared on my Grandma or Mom’s tables fried with marinara sauce (and there’s nothing wrong with that, mind you), fairly early on in life I was introduced to moussaka and baba ganoush through Mom’s Greek friends, [...]

Zucchini-Carrot Muffins: A Perfect Kindergarten Snack

Surprise! I’m back. Yes. Back. Actually, I’ve been here all this time, just not writing, because I’ve been busy doing other things. “Like what?” you may ask. Well, you may ask it, and I’ll even answer it. I’ve been cooking, and I’ve even been good and photographed the bounty of my kitchen, but have not [...]

Leftover Makeover for Refried Beans: Huevos Rancheros

I adore huevos rancheros. And until breakfast yesterday, I’d never bothered to make them at home. I’m not sure why except for whatever reason I never had leftover refried beans in the refrigerator at the same time as eggs and freshly made salsa at a time that coincided with a desire to eat huevos rancheros. [...]

Beans, Beans, The Magical Fruit!

Let’s get beans and make some soup! Actually, that isn’t how that little ditty goes. The more traditional words to the rhyme go thusly: Beans, beans, the magical fruit! The more you eat, the more you toot! The more you toot, the better you feel, So eat some beans at every meal! I learned the [...]

Indian-Appalachian Fusion: Spiced Creamed Peas and New Potatoes (With an Aside on the Creative Process)

I always knew it was early summer when creamed peas and new potatoes appeared on Grandma’s dining room table. Peas and new potatoes are ready at the same exact time, so there’s the seasonal reason the two are classically paired; it just also happens that the two taste perfect and heavenly together, much better than [...]

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