Our garden seems to choose every year what it will do well and what it won't. One year, it was zucchini. Another year, basil. This year seems to be tomatoes. So with the overabundance of tomatoes and a few small basil leaves, we wanted to make something that would be quick and easy and not … Continue reading Penne with garden Fresh Tomatoes and Basil plus Mozzarella
Mango Salsa
Watching the Super Bowl also means eating chips and dip. But it's winter and fresh salsa in the winter is usually pretty disappointing. But when the new grocery store in town had mangos on sale for 19 cents each, I jumped at the chance to have just a little taste of summer. C made up … Continue reading Mango Salsa
Jeb’s Chili
One of J's favorite dishes is his father's chili. It makes more than enough for three meals and a few lunches for us. Like most of our favorite meals, this one gets better the longer it simmers. It looks complicated, but I promise it's easy and worth it. Base Ingredients: 1 and 1/2 pounds chili or stew beef (you can also use ground beef if you want) 1 pound pork chop cut up (or you can use ground pork) 2-3 green bell peppers chopped 1-2 onions, chopped
Korean Short Rib Tacos
We made these the other night for dinner and they were amazing. J and I fell in love with the Kogi Korean BBQ tacos at Garbo's Grill in Key West this summer. This recipe from Food for My Family is really close and with a few tweaks, we won't have to trek to Key West every time we crave this dish.
Homemade Beef Pho
The more J and I cook at home, the more we find amazing recipes of meals we once thought were super complicated and therefore only available in a restaurant. Pho is one of those dishes. With the complexly deep flavors and food coma-inducing warmth, we were sure we couldn't make it in our own kitchen. … Continue reading Homemade Beef Pho