Eggplant. I love it. Even as a child I loved it. Is that normal? Do most kids like eggplant? My mom used to buy frozen eggplant sticks. Like fish sticks, but eggplant. I know that eggplant ‘fries’ are a normal thing now, but I don’t think it was super-normal then. I liked them more than…
Winter
Piperade
I don’t remember how bell peppers came into my life. Growing up, I ate enough vegetables to make my mother happy, but not a great variety, and I certainly never ate them raw. I stuck to a rotation of peas, corn, broccoli and cauliflower… and I think that’s it. I believe my mother felt lucky…
Beer Cheese Potato Soup with Bacon
I am guilty. Guilty of weeknight cooking ruts. We tend to stick to the protein, veg, not-so-terrible-for-you carb kinda format around here. It’s simple, it doesn’t require too much thinking when you’re at the grocery store. But simple doesn’t have to mean same old same old. This summer, I vowed to broaden my horizons and…
