lighter loaded potato soup
i’m not entirely sure what’s happened to spring, but the weather has been pretty horrawful for the past few days, & promises to continue up until the weekend. in the meantime, i’ll settle for a good, quick bowl of hearty potato soup, lightened up with milk, but that’s every bit as creamy as a super [...]
dirty girl scout cupcakes
boozy cupcakes are fantastic. they’re a fun way to put together all the flavors of a delicious cocktail, in a way that’s perfectly acceptable to consume in the middle of the day, without the undesirable side effects of actually overindulging in the real thing. & these use up some of the thin mints we have been hoarding [...]
the cornbread
amazing picture? no, but the cornbread in the skillet is the. best. ever. moist, cheesy, filled with chiles & corn & the slightest hint of nuttiness from brown butter. mmmmm. we’re totally guilty of making the jiffy from a box cornbread to serve alongside chili & soups, because the 44¢ convenience of not having to [...]
thirsty thursday | dogfish head jin
dogfish head & it’s not beer? that’s right, friends. in addition to making awesome, sometimes weird beer, they have a distillery, which we discovered while making a pilgrimage to beer mecca visiting family on the delaware coast. & in true dogfish fashion, they’ve made it a bit different. the juniper flavor is still there, [...]
butternut squash risotto
i love it when mr. lusher takes charge of recipe selection, because he chooses things that i typically overlook. i’m not a huge fan of squash, especially in savory applications, so i probably never would have chosen this risotto, but it was delicious & the squash added just a touch of welcome sweetness. BUTTERNUT SQUASH [...]
meatless monday: mexican potato soup
meatless monday. it’s a movement you may have noticed around the food blogosphere. you can read all about it here, but the basic idea promotes a low meat diet as a way of preventing health conditions like obesity, diabetes & cardiovascular disease, while reducing impact on the environment. all good things. i gave vegetarianism a [...]
curried noodle stir fry
the food scene in north carolina hasn’t always been the most diverse & adventurous, but THANK YOU JESUS, that has all changed for the better over the past few years. it’s a great time to be a food lover {& beer drinker, for that matter} in north carolina! & now, we have some really great places [...]
hot & sour soup
confession time: when i’m sick i don’t want chicken noodle soup. i don’t really care for it. i mean, in a moment of desperation i will whip up some lipton double noodle envelope soup, but then it gets a healthy dose of frank’s red hot sauce or a good dash of cajun seasoning, because i [...]
what we’re drinking: terrapin
{so fresh & so green, green} fresh, wet hopped goodness. all that means is these hops weren’t dried before adding them to the beer. you still get the familiar taste of hops, but without so much heady bitterness, making the beer taste, well…fresh. …& now i’ve got that outkast song stuck in my head. you [...]
