Much of my experimental cooking comes from the fact that I hate to waste food. When I have too much of something I look for a recipe or come up with a recipe that utilizes what needs to be eaten. Saturday, my husband Chris announced, “We don’t have any more room in the fridge […]
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Stuffed baked zucchini with rice, orzo and cherry tomatoes
From peppers to kale, the garden is in full swing, but there are two things I can’t seem to eat enough of to keep up with the productions, zucchinis and cherry tomatoes. The image below is how my fridge feels right now. To top it off I am so busy that finding time to cook […]
Carrot cupcakes or carrot muffins, either way they will delight
I know, I know, the cupcake is so 2010. Apparently, cupcakes are out and pies are in. Maybe the flaming cupcake and cupcake fondue are out, but take a classic, never-go-out-of-style food like carrot cake and make it into cupcakes, and you have something that will always be in. This recipe makes a yummy cupcake, […]
Roasted Corn Chowder
I’m beginning to see signs everywhere advertising “Michigan sweet corn sold here”. It’s a food that I can’t resist and have yet to meet anyone who doesn’t like fresh sweet corn. As Garrison Keillor said, “Sex is good, but not as good as fresh, sweet corn.” Several years ago, Chris and I decided to grow our […]