The NEXT BIG THING. Everyone wants to know what it is, before it is. Who is bringing sexy back? What’s the new black? Which restaurant is about to be so popular, it’ll be impossible to get a table? And of course, what’s the newest food trend? We all want to know. Just so, I got [...]
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It’s Bacon, Isn’t It?
Being from a small town in the Midwest named Sheboygan has its pluses and minuses. As a gothy punkette in my teens, I would have told you it was all minuses. I would have snarled when I said it, too. Sheboygan is an industrial town on Lake Michigan halfway between the cosmopolitan metropolises of Green [...]
Mmm, Umami! Mushroom & Rosemary Risotto
Ahoy Foodies! Sorry I’ve been MIA, Mr. Tofu and I have been traipsing about Norway and Denmark, eating fish and taking pictures for the last few weeks. Several posts are to follow on that. In the meantime, I needed good ol’ comfort food. The kind of comfort that only a casserole could provide. So I picked [...]
Humble Pie- Huckleberry Pie with Hazelnut Struesel
Ahoy Foodies! When my husband Mr. Tofu talks about our early courtship, he likes to tell the story about the day he took one of my homemade pies to work. He put it on the break room table and co-workers flocked. One particularly astute pie-loving colleague took a bite, smiled at Mr. Tofu and said, [...]
Thinking Outside The Bag- Homemade Baked Potato Chips
Ahoy Foodies! My very favorite quote by a famous person is from Dolly Parton, who once was asked is she had a sweet tooth. She batted her long, plastic eyelashes and said, “Oh honey, I’d much rather eat one potato than a whole pie!” I remember thinking, “I like Dolly. She’s my kind of gal.” [...]
Dessert All Wrapped Up-Summer Fruit en Papillote Recipe
Ahoy Foodies! I was wandering through the produce aisle yesterday and blammo! I got one whiff of the sweet, floral, fruity poem of white peaches and I totally forgot what I was doing. My nose drove my cart over to the delicate little pyramidal configuration of white peaches. I picked one up, closed my eyes, [...]
Prickly Situation- Forager’s Soup with Nettles and Ramps
Ahoy Foodies! If you’ve picked up a food magazine or newspaper food section in the last year, you’ve been informed that foraging is hot hot hot. Chefs like René Redzepi of NOMA, Matt Lightner of Castagna, Dominique Crenn of Atelier Crenn are all scouring the forest floor looking for wild edibles, or they’re hiring foragers [...]
Pining For Pie Plant-A Love Letter To Rhubarb
Ahoy Foodies! Finally, spring is here. You can’t tell by the weather around these parts, but I know it by the little rhubarb plant in my back yard. We accidentally built our raised bed garden over it, but it keeps coming back around one edge of the planter box, year after year. A faithful and [...]
Sunny Luxury- Spanish Olive Oil, Orange, and Anise Crackers
Ahoy Foodies! We all have moments of weakness. Mine usually come in the “specialty” aisle of the grocery store. You know, where they keep all the things labeled “triple cream,” “imported,” and “extra virgin.” They might as well have a big banner that reads “Welcome Ye Of Little Self Control!” One of my dirtiest little [...]
One for Mrs. Robsinson- Guinness Chocolate Cupcakes with Bailey’s Frosting
Follow my blog with bloglovin Ahoy Foodies! Happy St. Patrick’s Day (and week) to you all. As I’ve mentioned here before, this time of year has always been a big deal for me and my family. Being of Irish decent on my father’s side, there is a certain unspoken pressure to be just a little [...]
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