Last month I ate at the Yellow Deli in Chattanooga. According to the Chicken Farmer’s daughter you risk being kidnapped when you go to the bathroom. For the record… The bathroom was 100 feet from our table and I made it out alive. The place has a most interesting history for sure. You’ll have to [...]
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This Friday, May 17th, is Food Revolution Day. Started by British chef, Jamie Oliver in 2012, Food Revolution Day is dedicated to filling bellies, tables and minds with a passion for getting busy in the kitchen with fresh food. Cook it: In the kitchen, we become
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Sitting here in a quiet house. Eating a no fuss meal for a home alone girl. Fried egg with avocado on toast. It’s almost too quiet. The solitude takes me back to another meal. At another table. My whole family tucked around me. My dad was fighting his way through chemo. …
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I am not a woman who rocks the sexy. I have no voluptuous curves or sashay in my step. I have never perfected a come hither gaze. Until I’m in the kitchen. Give me a spoon and a pan and my hips feel slinky. My limbs get loose. Everything slows. The world goes away. A flaky pie [...]
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Bread, like cowboys and sarcasm, is best when hot and fresh. With a tiny bit of patience. And your own two hands – you can have piping hot, made with love, bread in no time at all. This recipe comes from the Chicken Farmer’s brother. He goes by Wholesome Steve. He’s funny, takes thrifty to [...]
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Christmas was meant for cookies. Right after decorating the tree, cookie making rang in the start of the Christmas season when I was growing up. Smells of pine needles bumped up against the thick, rich scent of butter and sugar. I come from a long line of cookie making women. Church Windows were one of [...]
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Cooler weather means soup in this house. Soup is home. Snow days when you’re a kid. Legs dangling in your chair. Slurping. Warmth melting the cold from the inside out. Give me a bowl and a spoon and call me happy. Last week, I fixed up batches of squash in my pressure cooker. And then [...]
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A pressure cooker is a kitchen work-horse. I use one for canning up veggies and fruit from the garden. But you can use it to cook dinner too. It’s like a microwave on the stove. Winter squash (e.g. Butternut, Acorn, Delicata, Sphagetti) are plentiful right now. It’s a good time to visit the Farmer’s Market [...]
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Sometimes the house is in chaos with boxes patiently waiting to be unpacked. Sometimes the water heater is busted and it’s cold outside and you have no hot water. Sometimes, you only have only about 12 inches of clear counter space. Sometimes you need to cook your way to calm. Comfort food. Mashed potatoes. Nothing [...]
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Sometimes you get the whole house to yourself. And you can have a snack for dinner. Something dippy. To eat with chips. Outside on the deck so you can watch the sunset cause it makes you feel serene and artsy. You’re striving to be more serene and artsy. Guacamole. Quick & simple. Peaches for sweetness. [...]
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