Category: Operation Use-It-Up
Recipes
Banana Ginger Chutney
Banana ginger chutney is unexpectedly divine; the perfect sweet-sour accompaniment to creamy coconut curries. And it uses up three ripe bananas!
Cooking in Season
Eating Down the Freezer | Spiced Skirt Steak for Tacos
I’ve admitted it before: I have a food storage problem. I have too many places to store food …
Cooking in Season
Shepherd’s Pie
Since the day I first tried the amazing mutton sold by Evelyn of Terra Nossa Farms, I have …
Cooking in Season
Spanish Meatballs | Albondigas
This recipe doesn’t need a preamble. The first time I tried albondigas, in Madrid, I ate a whole …
Foodgasm!
Spanish Spiced Almond Tapa | Almendras Fritas
It’s here, folks: the last day for my cooking class discount giveaway. It’s been a wild three weeks, …
Cooking in Season
Rhubarb-Strawberry Galette
We needed a treat for race day. The rhubarb in my fridge has been calling to me lately, …
Recipes
Simple Moroccan Lentils
I am posting today so that I secretly have an excuse to share this super exciting food discovery: …
General
An Update on Operation Use-It-Up
Last January, I posted about my New Year’s Resolution to stop pretending that food storage worked like a …
Baking
Butter Pecan Cookies
I made these the first time only because I wanted to use up some pecans. I made these the second …
Cooking in Season
Warm Farro Salad with Winter Greens
I admit that I am a traditionalist when it comes to Thanksgiving dinner. But still I like to …
Cooking in Season
What to do with Garlic Scapes
These crazy vegetables – long coiled green things – show up in the farmers’ markets in June. “Garlic …
Digital Kitchen/BBQ Thermometer with Magnet and Clock Timer
Asian Ingredients: A Guide
