Culturally Confused

I'll be honest, I don't eat a lot of salad.  I find that it takes quite a bit of the bad stuff - salad dressing - to make all of tha...

As much as I like to collect cookbooks, I will freely admit that most of my recipe ideas come from media of some sort, whether social or TV/...

There's something about Spring, and President's Day, and George Washington that gets me thinking about cherries.  And even though I ...

My grocery store recently had a special on monkfish, and having never actually eaten this fish, I was intrigued.  It's not a pretty fish...

Ever since acquainting myself with the kabocha pumpkin many years ago, I've been a big fan.  While I know the butternut squash is the tr...

There's just something comforting and homey about a nice sausage with mash.  And I'm not even British.  And there's a part of me...

When I came across this recipe, I was intrigued - I had only ever sautéed whole shishito peppers as a sort of appetizer.  But as a big fan o...

Okay, I couldn't help myself.  After the other little cake, I needed to try another one.  And this recipe, with it's chocolate peanu...

If you've spent any time reading the recipes on this blog, you'll know that I will randomly grab ingredients that look delicious or ...

So, I got a new cookbook.  And it's full of these delicious little cakes that fit in one 8-inch square pan.  So of course I can't re...