You may have noticed a pretty big gap between the tomato pie post and the Big Closet Purge post. There’s a good reason for that: I was just so disgusted by the tomato pie. I walked around looking like a disgusted Robert De Niro. And people kept asking me what…
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I guess it’s been about a decade since mashed cauliflower started popping up on restaurant menus in my area. It’s touted as a low-carb mashed potato substitute, but if you’re really looking for mashed potatoes I feel like you’re going to be disappointed. Sure: it’s a delicious side dish, but…
People keep pinning Tomato Pie on Pinterest with all these claims that every Southerner loves these things. As a definite Southern Girl, I was intrigued since I’ve never heard of such a thing. I thought maybe some southerners had just renamed tomato quiche so I went to check out the…
I harvested a decent number of eggplant Tuesday night and came home last night looking for something quick to make with them. Lately I’ve come across a lot of recipes using miso butter and thought maybe it was time to give it a try! In truth, miso butter really seemed…
It seems that the image most people have of making tomato sauce is grandmas stirring all day over these giant pots that they can’t even lift. Not so in my kitchen. I make tomato sauce a couple times a week from late June through September, and it’s really a pretty…
My mom came out of the local farm stand with an eggplant just for me! Okay, maybe I wasn’t that excited at the time. I was crazy tired and just wanted to go home and sleep. But I needed dinner anyway so I figured I’d do something with the eggplant. …