I kind of have a thing for fungi. Lucky for us, as mushrooms are readily available in our neighborhood markets. One of the things that I adore about mushrooms is how versatile an ingredient they are. They can be used in recipes from breakfast to dessert. I often toss in meaty mushrooms to replace a …
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This recipe for chicken quinoa meatballs may seem a bit bizarre. Trust me this recipe is beyond tasty and it is loaded with healthy goodness. I have been on a meatball kick, and have been mulling around this recipe for a while. It happened after I had leftover quinoa, and was stumped as to what …
We survived two weeks of detoxing, or as some folks like to say, cleansing. I am not going to lie, I wanted to gnaw my arm off on more than one occasion. Lenny was certainly better at it than I was. If you call eating larger portions being better at it. I was craving everything. …
Lenny is gone this week. Instead of cooking a bunch of small meals, I decided to work on a soup recipe, that could have ended up feeding a small army. History repeating it’s self, like a few weeks ago when I made mac and cheese. This soup recipe is GREAT, but after having it for …
Things are getting zippy over at the Back Burner as we share recipes made with gingerbread. Now don’t panic as I did not make beef Wellington wrapped in gingerbread. Instead, I made these Crispy Ginger Chicken Spring Rolls. They are bursting with flavor by using moist chicken thighs, loads of fresh ginger, cilantro, green onions, …
I usually enjoy pomegranate seeds in a bowl of yogurt or as a snack. I had never thought about using pomegranate seeds in a savory recipe until I did a bit of research on where they came from. Then my approach to using this ingredient in the kitchen completely changed. It may seem a bit …