This week's recipe is one of the simplest I've ever posted. So simple, in fact, you might wonder why I even bothered. Too often, folks…
The days of summer are dwindling and a friend of mine can't seem to use up, or give away, his zucchini fast enough. I told…
When I first heard someone talking about farro, I thought they were talking about Egyptian royalty. Although this farro is about as old as the…
I believe I've mentioned before that I was not a fan of mushrooms—at all—until I was nearly 30. Now it seems I can't get enough…
Couscous has become one of my new favorite old things. While folks in North Africa and the Middle East have been enjoying the stuff for…
If you’re like me, sadly, the majority of your experience with green beans came from the inside of a can. Mushy, with little flavor other…
Growing up, I wasn't one of those kids who did everything they could do to try to fool their parents into thinking they'd eaten their…
This Southwest-style Brown Rice is a fresh, tasty dish that can be served warm on a cold winter's day or chilled at a summer fiesta. …
So, you say you don't like cranberry sauce? You think it's just a strange, ridged, gelatinous cylinder that jiggles and slurps out of some old…
This week, I’m going to share one of my very favorite side dishes. If you ask me, there’s almost nothing that compliments an entrée like…
Looks good, right? Well, I assure you, this Cowboy Caviar tastes as great as it looks. This simple dish is the perfect side or dip…
Pearl couscous, Israeli couscous, or Ptitim, is a nutty pasta made of toasted semolina flour “pearls”. A wonderful replacement for rice or quinoa, this hearty ingredient…