Food Tips

bread-crumbs-italian-herbs

Easy Homemade Italian Breadcrumbs

Do you ever have days when a single missing ingredient means a special trip to the grocery store?   The last time I served eggplant parmesan, I needed breadcrumbs–and it was…

Peninsula Pulse "Year in Review"

The Worst of 2012 (Ten Ideas that did NOT make my blog)

Happy New Year (early)! It’s a time of joy and celebration! Do you like to go out?  Cook something special?  Look back on the successes of the past year? New…

Quinoa Stuffed Pepper & Pasta Sauce

Quinoa Stuffed Peppers

The pepper crop is bountiful now. A just-right amount, not buried-in-abundance like our eggplant, but perfect for making up a pan of stuffed peppers! When I last made stuffed peppers…

rare-earth-farm-wide

Ten Thanksgiving Leftover Ideas (and an Announcement)

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays.  It is an occasion that I have never hosted (perhaps this helps make it a favorite ) but I’ve been known to make…