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Shelled purple hull peasHave you ever bought things at the farmers' market solely because they're pretty and catch your eye? That was me this weekend, I bought these beautiful flowers:Aren't they cute? They're called:   Th...

This recipe will serve 6 hungry cavemen/cavewomen. Ingredients: This recipe is my own concoction 3 to 4 medium-sized white sweet potatoes, peeled cut into 3/4-inch chunks 1 cup Paleo Mayonnaise (recipe to follow) 2 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar 1-1/2 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. ground black pepper 1/2 cup thinly sliced fennel bulb 1/2 cup...

It is pretty rare for me to post a recipe without step-by-step directions, but I felt that this one was worth posting regardless. I made these cookies for my husband to give out when he was taking his oral comp boards right before we left Kansas. Not as a bribe or anything, I had...

Charred radicchio with sweet-and-sticky balsamic and baconPrep time: 25 minutes Cook time: 6 minutes Serves 8 to 10 Recipe from "Charred & Scruffed" by Adam Perry Lang with Peter Kaminsky (Artisan, $24.95, 266 pages). INGREDIENTS ...

In my recap post about Eat, Write, Retreat, a food blogging conference I attended a few weeks ago, I mentioned that we participated in a cooking competition. Everyone at the conference was divided into teams of 3 or 4 and tasked with creating a dish in 1 hour that included as many of the...

Sliders made with beets? Blogger UnChu Littlefield roasts them, sprinkles them with bacon and serves them sliced on soft rolls.Roasted beet and bacon sliders with garlic aioli and fresh pepper Makes 4 to 5 sliders Here's a twist on mini-b...

  I think we can all agree, there's just nothing like Mom's home cookin'.  It just tastes better, doesn't it?  For that reason I've asked my Mom to submit some of her ...

I am not even going to bother with chit chat. Let’s just talk about these fries. They are insane. Beyond what I could have ever expected in a French fry. Heaven in a cast iron skillet. Amazing. These might even edge out my love for these babies. Of all of the things in Joy...

I think we can all agree, there's just nothing like Mom's home cookin'.  It just tastes better, doesn't it?  In a veiled attempt to get more home cooked meals I've asked my Mom to submit some of her favorite recipes for m...

Top of the mornin' to you! Hope you had a great weekend and got to indulge in lots of tasty Superbowl vittles and libations. I know, I myself, ate an ample amount of chips and guac as well as those yummy Lit'l Smokies concoctio...