Teatime: Ceylon Lemon Sun Tea

Another super simple recipe – maybe I should dub this ‘Super Simple Recipe Week’. Here’s a variation on the Orange Pekoe Sun Tea – inspired by a comment Jo left on said post (so leave comments, your happenstance idea might inspire a new creation). She mentioned the addition of lemons, so that inspired me to [...]

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‘For the Love of Heirloom Tomatoes’ salad

This heirloom tomato salad is definitely for the lovers of tomatoes! It’s so simple, yet so delicious. It makes a perfect light dinner, or appetizer, served alongside some crusty vegan-buttered bread – at least it did for me.. I got it straight from the newest Food & Wine magazine (Aug 2009), and only had to [...]

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Lemon Balm Lemonade

I’ve been overrun with lemon balm, so much that I’m giving it away to friends and family in bulk! It seems like every weekend I trim an increasing number of sprigs of it to dry, leaving plenty left growing for fresh tea all week. So what can you do with all that excess dried lemon [...]

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DF: Pasta Bake

Another Dad-friendly recipe – it’s ready within 30 minutes, minimal chopping (if any), and makes leftovers for lunches! I call for veggies like grape tomatoes and baby spinach which require no prep other than washing and pre-minced garlic (or pre-roasted garlic cloves) and shallots, but feel free to chop your own (I was just aiming [...]

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Teatime: Apple-Berry Sun Tea

Who wants another warm-weather recipe? Those of you Down-under perhaps – or even those in Texas?! Well, here’s a fruity sun tea that I concocted with fresh apples, frozen berries, and of course..tea (ok, dried flowers which can still be considered a ‘tea’)! It is inspired by the “Sunset Rouge” blend from my favorite Herb [...]

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Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy Sorbet

Call me crazy, I realize we’re in the dead of winter and it’s currently 17°F (that’s -8°C for you fellow scientists and non-Americans who prefer the metric system)…but I crave frozen things in the winter. I always have. Yesterday, I had an ice cream sandwich for dessert..that’s right! And of course, we have to remember [...]

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SOP: Black Beans

Although Sara and I can pull off some amazing culinary feats, we are often surprised how impressed people will be by the simplest things. Everyone buys lots of things from the store out of habit, but which are actually very easy to make at home. Beans are one such item. Making your own beans [...]

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Red Beans and Rice

Here’s another super simple cool weather comfort food in which you can use homemade or canned beans! A traditional New Orleans flavor party, but not so spicy that nobody can handle it! This came out so super yummy, and at a D-level heat, is acceptable for anyones spicy preference! Of course, if you’d like to [...]

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Three-Bean Chili

This is a quick bean chili…quick to make, and goes quick! It’s so tasty and comforting – even though it’s not even winter, let alone autumn..but I guess you can’t argue with Mother Nature. When she brings a cold spell, eat chili regardless of what the calendar says! Now, all I had on hand were [...]

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Strawberry Sorbet à la Dad

So over the weekend, I went to Houston to visit dad and help him with doing some finishing touches on his new back porch. And by finishing touches I mean, plant a plant or two and spend hours in the kitchen making yummy food for him to eat on for the rest of the week [...]

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