How To Cook Like Your Grandmother
A Guide to Cooking with Real Food the Way Your Grandma Used to
Living in Cleveland, I'm not about to find locally-grown mangoes. But when they're in season in Mexico the grocery store has them, and they're cheaper than the Florida oranges. So I might as well learn how to prep them, right? … [Read more...]
You might remember The Frugal Hostess from her guest posts here. Today she's got a great one on her site that you should go check out. … [Read more...]
About three weeks ago I finally put in some herbs out front. My back yard doesn't get enough sunlight to grow anything useful -- plenty of hostas, but that's about it. The front yard though? Great googly-moogly. That first picture is a cilantro plant. It's gone absolutely crazy. Which is cool, because I loooooove pico de gallo. … [Read more...]
Last year, Winnie discovered a Mulberry tree down on the beach. This year, we noticed there's one down on Lakeshore Blvd., where we take Bean for her walks. So we grabbed Katie, one of the new neighbors, and hopped on our bikes. … [Read more...]
Fresh pineapple is great on its own. Sometimes, though, you don't want that bright, crisp flavor, but instead want something more mellow. Grilling pineapple makes it taste richer and more complex without actually adding anything except a little sugar. … [Read more...]
