Life With a Little Spice

Slow-cooker recipes are fantastic for when you’re cooking for many and you don’t want to spend your time slaving away in the kitchen. This pulled pork recipe is perfect for football Sunday, a casual dinner party, or holiday gathering – hey, it is Halloween today! Just throw (not literally) together your ingredients and let the […]

Cole slaw is a staple side dish for any barbecue, but all too often the cabbage looses its crunch due to heaping dollops of mayonnaise. This crisp, oil-based slaw combines sweet Honeycrisp apples and real sugar, spicy red onion, and biting cider vinegar, making it a great side for your favorite grilled or BBQ meat. Even […]

Pumpkin season is upon us. With Halloween lurking right around the corner and Thanksgiving plans being finalized, grocery stores are stocked full of both fresh and canned pumpkin – and it’s on sale! Pumpkin pie is an obvious and beloved choice for this fall vegetable. Despite loving this carrot colored globe in most forms, pie […]

The first snow calls for hot food to soothe the soul. As the flakes gently fall and my puppy disrupts the pristine blanket with crazed snow angels, my chuckles are interrupted by my taste buds watering for a bowl of something hearty and slightly spicy. There’s nothing that warms better from the inside out on […]

At some point in everyone’s life, they will hear, “Not until you finish your vegetables.” But why would you even start your vegetables if what was in front of you was a pile of mushy, watery boiled Brussels sprouts? These improperly prepared orbs are largely responsible for the abundant population of meat n’ potatoes lovers […]

Fondue is a decadent “communal” meal that originated in Switzerland during the 18th century as a peasant food, created as a way to use up old cheeses and stale bread. The earliest known recipe for fondue, however, was published in Zurich in a book titled “Käss mit Wein zu kochen,” or ‘to cook cheese with […]

The garden is plucked of its lush summer abundance, but oh it is not barren – I watch as yet another parade of golden leaves floats through the crisp autumn air, adding to the persimmon cornucopia dripping from my planter boxes. The fall chill makes my mouth water for warm, savory flavors like crisp apples, […]

In honor of my dad’s 60th birthday today, October 2nd, I decided to make one of his favorite dishes: Eggplant Parmesan. In fact, he was the first person who ever made me this melt-in-your mouth epitome of comfort food. So, here’s to you Poo Bear! Yesterday, in preparation for this meal, I donned my sweater, […]