Last week, as I was stumbling around in my post-London early rising state, I went into the kitchen made coffee then settled in at my desk.  As I opened my RSS feed and began catching up on days lost, Amy’s soup completely grabbed me and pulled me in.  My heart started racing with excitement as …

I want you to put away that can of jellied cranberry, well, or at least serve it alongside a bowl of freshly made cranberry.  Why?  Because you need to save a cup of those fresh cranberries or do as I do, and buy a couple bags to have on hand for holiday baking (I keep …

Can you believe the holidays are just around the corner?  Where did the year go?  I mean really, it just seems like yesterday that we signed on with the Mushroom Channel to begin a fun mushroom filled adventure, and now we are at our last post of the year.  Bummed about it, but still equally …

Middle Eastern-inspired meals are a favorite of ours, as they tend to be loaded with flavors of faraway places.  Smoky chilies, rich turmeric, deep saffrons, crisp cloves, cinnamon, and mace, in fact, too many to list.  Harissa which is a spicy chili sauce or powder is one of our favorite seasonings when cooking with lamb, …

This recipe for Mushroom Stroganoff Stuffed Baked Potatoes is one I developed for Eat Boutique, and it is perfect for cold nights at home when all you want is a big bowl or big plate of comfort food. I am pretty sure I have expressed my love affair with the potato, and quite frankly, I could …

We enjoyed a couple of days of cold weather, which made me break out sweaters and cozy up.  Then we had about one and a half days of rain, which made us break out the slow cooker.  We worked together and made short rib tacos, an insanely rich pork broth, and this recipe for Slow …