[Jump to Recipe] Shishito peppers are something seasonal for me and thus are a real treat. I used to get them only through my CSA and would relish those one or two meals we could make with them every summer. This year I found myself with more gardening space and I thought, why not see how successful I could be at planting them? I bought only one plant and it turns out that was a great decision because that plant…
[Jump to the recipe by clicking here] Fried rice was one of the first dishes I made when I started cooking for myself after college. It is a great way to use up extra vegetables you have hanging around, is really fast and cheap to make, and, unless you over season it, you can’t really mess it up. Now that being said, I didn’t (and still don’t) have a wok or a gas stove so I learned how to cook…
[Jump to Recipe] The menu for Thanksgiving at my parent’s house has been the same for as long as I can remember. It was always a huge spread, cooked up by my mom: turkey, gravy, anadama bread stuffing, butternut squash puree, mashed potatoes, green beans in some form, fruit salad, and cornbread. I had a special ritual in how I ate Thanksgiving dinner – I start with the butternut squash -> turkey with cranberry sauce and gravy -> stuffing ->…
[Jump to Sweet and Spicy Sesame Miso Dressing Recipe] [Jump to Crispy Tofu Recipe] [Jump to Assembling the Salad] This is my first year growing spinach or, I should say, successfully growing spinach. Greens have always been my achilles heal when gardening. I plant them too late or in too much sun and they just bolt and get bitter on me. I hoped to learn from my mistakes here in Colorado and planted them in mass earlier and then transplanted…