tomatillo chicken stew
i was really hoping this stew wouldn’t be all that great. i mean, i wanted it to taste good, but just didn’t feel like the plating & the garnishing & the photographing…i was tired & hungry & just wanted to slop it in a bowl & eat. so I went over to the stove, where [...]
meatless monday | spicy black bean soup
so, our garden really does well with no human intervention. first the basil, now the chiles. they are out of control. we’ve candied them {i’ll have to share that soon. sooo good.} & have a big batch of pepper vodka steeping, but there’s still a ton, so we’ve been on the hunt for recipes that [...]
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 [...]
pimento cheese
the peanut butter of the south.& just like peanut butter, pimento cheese can be eaten a ton of different ways: spread on crackers, sandwiched between 2 slices of white bread for a traditional sandwich, served cold as a dip, served warm as a dip, grilled between 2 slices of whole grain bread as an awesome [...]
jalapeno poppers
I know that we have posted jalapeno poppers before, but I really can’t get enough of them. Tom has finally gotten me to quit buying the ones from the freezer section, stuffed with processed cheddar (even though I still love them), but that hasn’t stopped me! This recipe is based loosely on one a good [...]
jalapeno poppers
I was so excited after flipping through last month’s issue of Gourmet. I found a recipe that I was willing to try and actually wanted to eat! I know that Gourmet is a very popular magazine, but a lot of the recipes seem a little pretentious to me. Anyway, I LOVE LOVE LOVE jalapeno poppers, [...]
