Sorry I’ve been gone so long. I’ve been out of town and didn’t have a place to cook and since I’ve been home I’ve ran low on the groceries. Nothing of interest came out of my kitchen for a while so I thought I’d not waste your time. Since I’m... Continue reading

The quesadilla is the staple of almost every restaurants appetizer menu but it can make an amazing dinner if you get more creative then “heat tortilla, add cheese”. The quesadilla is very easy to make and only requires a frying pan and some creativity. My two favorite quesadilla recipes are... Continue reading

I was out running some errands the other day and I stopped in at Fresh Market for some lunch. They had this wonderful salad in the pre-made part of the deli so I bought some and took it home for lunch. This is my humble version of that Fresh Market’s... Continue reading

So this is going to be a three-part post tonight. Tomato sauce, pesto stuffed mushrooms, and Greek pizza. This is a really simple dinner that takes about a half an hour if you count cook time. Also, if you’re going to do the whole dinner like I did tonight try... Continue reading

Well ok, more like two potatoes. I had some sweet potatoes left from my last farmer’s market trip so I thought I’d make them for dinner. It’s Monday and I’m very tired so I stuck with the tried and true method of zapping the hell out of them in the... Continue reading

On Friday I am going to post a "back to the basics" update. It'll feature a simple and quick recipe that all people, cooks or not, should be able to make. These will be easy recipes with ingredients that should be in everyone's pantry already or will be very easy... Continue reading

Whoops! Part 2. I was laying in bed thinking about my day when I realized that the bread isn't the only photo credit I messed up today. I think I might have crediting some amazing tomatoes to the wrong person. I do not have the name of the farm whose... Continue reading

Whoops! We all make mistakes and I just noticed I made a big one. I credited a photo of bread that I am madly in love with to Heather's Artisan Bakery. That bread belongs to Rachel's Wild Flour Confections. Here is a photo of Heather's bread. Again I am very... Continue reading

Special Edition: As a cook, in the most informal sense, I pride myself on using whole and fresh foods for my dishes. I can think of no better way to accomplish this then by using produce grown right in the state and sometimes town in which I am residing. Vegetarians... Continue reading

Today is the summer solstice which means I had the perfect excuse to make a large summer meal. The best way to celebrate summer is to use what summer gives us. Corn, tomatoes, and basil are featured in this meal as a reminder that summer is fleeting so we must... Continue reading

Today was hectic. I had to take the car into the shop, it rained so hard our windows started to leak, and I might be going out to a movie tonight. I needed a quick meal that also used up some of the veggies I've been buying from the farmer's... Continue reading

I'm bringing over the best photos from the Facebook photo blog. Continue reading

Cooking might be one of the best things that our ancient ancestors ever did. They traded in their raw food and wandering ways for farming and living in villages. They ate better, they lived longer, and they thrived. Somewhere along the line they forgot how to care for the land... Continue reading