Sesame Beef and Veggie Stir Fry
Looking for a veggie-centric stir fry? This IS the recipe!
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Orzo with Spinach, Ricotta, and Parmesan
This is a throw-it-together on a weeknight recipe, a serve-it-up as a get-together dish, and a makes-a-perfect-accompaniment to a sexy dinner for two alongside just about anything dish. Are you with me here? This recipe is so easy and so forgiving; change up the spinach …
Braised Lamb Shanks with Garlic and Red Wine
Today’s recipe is brought to you by the words “Comfort Food”. There’s something about browning a piece of lamb, beef, or pork and then slow roasting it in a bath of flavorful juice and herbs that calls to my soul and warms my heart. Lamb …
Pappardelle with Mushrooms, Peppers, and Prosciutto
This hearty pasta dish combines a mix of fresh and dried mushrooms for a double dose of umami flavor. A sprinkling of crispy prosciutto is optional but oh, so good.
Scotch Bonnet Salsa Canning Recipe
Who loves hot salsa? I love hot salsa! I’ve canned Ghost Chili Pepper Salsa and Trinidad Scorpion Pepper Salsa and now I want to share my Scotch Bonnet Salsa canning recipe. These are all a riff on my popular Chunky Tomato Salsa Canning Recipe because …
Pickled Hot Hungarian Peppers
When I’m not making one of our favorite hot sauces with the hot black Hungarian peppers I grow, I also enjoy pickling them.
Hot Cherry Bomb Pepper Hot Sauce
Hot cherry peppers are among my favorite peppers. Every couple of years I grow at least 6 plants in my garden; we enjoy them grilled, I can a big batch of my pickled hot cherry peppers, and I make at least one jar of this …