Late Summer Harvest Soup

In Ohio, the fall is clearly here as evidenced by the slight yellowing/reddening of tree leaves, cooler temperatures, decreased humidity and dwindling supplies of fresh tomatoes.  Our home harvest has slowed significantly and my tomatillo just gave up its last few fruits.  I knew long ago I wanted to make some sort of green chili…

Spring Cleaning Challenge: Mid Week Check-In

Okay, so Sunday I announced that I’d be embarking on a freezer spring cleaning.  You can read the rules here. It’s now Wednesday.  Here’s how things stand: As far as not eating out, I had two pre-scheduled business meetings–last night (Tuesday) for dinner and another today (Wednesday) for lunch so I’m giving myself an out…

Waste Not, Want Not

It’s no secret that I cook quite a bit. I’m also pretty keen on not wasting things–probably comes from growing up in a not-so-wealthy home & learning to do most things from scratch. Specifically in the kitchen, I like to save where I can. Here are some things I do to keep waste to a…

Back to Basics: The Stock Market

No, I’m not talking about the one with dizzying amounts of abbreviations, scrolling numbers, people in suits shouting or ringing bells.  I’m talking about that gorgeous, vitamin-rich, delicious liquid that serves more purposes in the kitchen than potentially anything other than salt. I’m most certainly not the first person in the world to post about…