This Tomato Mozzarella Basil Tart holds a special place in my blogger-heart, because when I saw it on Annie’s Eats back in September of 2009, it was one of the first times I thought “Wow!  That looks delicious.  Maybe I should try that myself…” Many similar moments later, both online and in the kitchen, I decided […]

I think I want to like olives in my breads and scones more than I actually do.  This misguided notion led me to believe I would love Tomato-Pesto with Kalamata Olive scones, but I think instead I just liked them. It’s not their fault.  I also probably over-worked the dough. Despite my so-so feeling about the taste, I loved […]

Kungfu Tofu magnet from  Janelloshea on Etsy My mom is fond of telling me that she didn’t like tofu the first time she tried it…but when pressed she admits that it was in “the seventies” and that it “probably tastes different now”. I am willing to bet that 2010 tofu tastes a lot different from 1975 tofu, and […]

The Crock-Pot came along just in time for the growing number of working, modern 70′s women that were trying to have it all…or at least juggle it all.   While wearing enormous glasses.  Rival (makers of the official Crock-Pot) introduced their electronic slow cooker in 1971.  ”Crock-Pot” quickly became a term for all the brands of slow cookers that followed soon after.  The slow […]

The veggie burger has come a long way, baby.  No doubt its debut must have raised a few eyebrows and wrinkled a few noses when early versions of it appeared as part of the “natural food” movement that began in the late 1960s, but the VB is now a grocery store and BBQ staple popular […]

Yes, monkey bread is a dumb name for what is essentially chunks of yeasted dough rolled in butter and flavoring and baked in a tube pan.  Yes, you will sound dumb saying “Hey, I brought the monkey bread!” – but that in no way takes away from the presentation (superb!) and taste (dangerously buttery) of a […]