Do you ever feel compelled to make a real burger? Not a slider or a sissy fastfood burger, but a really hamburger. One that you can’t finish alone. I felt like making a real burger the other day. What makes a real burger? There’s some cheese (cheddar preferably), there’s some bread (ciabatta is delicious), and [...]

Here’s a good article and recipe from Jazmine. It’s a good, budget meal. Also, like alot of meals, it’s really good with an egg on top. I recommend this to everyone (who isn’t allergic to eggs, corn, tomatoes, or water).
We bought the corn muffin mix at the store for 2 boxes per dollar, and each [...]

Tired of okra and black eyed peas from Hollygrove Market staying in my fridge and going to waste, I decided to make something of them. I wanted to incorporate them into something delicious, something nutritious, something to go over rice or pasta. Initially, I was thinking of a stew good enough to be a pasta sauce.
I threw [...]

Inspired to make some fresh soft pretzels, we found our recipe on the ginger cook. They turned out incredible. I’ve made them about 5 times last month. 
 

As an impulse buy, I grabbed some Goat Shoulder from Hollygrove Market. It was a bit pricey … $15 for 1.5 pounds. I feel that it is a bit much, but it’s organic, local, and when in the world will I ever have the chance to eat goat shoulder again? Also, $15 can easily be [...]

This is actually the 5th tomato I’ve seen since I started my garden in the Spring. It is the 2nd tomato that was this tiny. I’m not sure what I’m doing wrong. After plaguing them with my negligence in fertilizing and the caterpillars of doom, I was hoping of having at least a couple of [...]

In New Orleans, I can’t help but enjoy pickled okra. I haven’t been able to find it ouside of Louisiana,  but here I’ll have it in my bloody mary or as a snack. I also save glass jars from marinara sauce, salsa, pickles, mayo, etc., thus I have plenty of empty jars for pickling. I [...]

I made a trip to Atlanta last weekend. Sorry to my friends in Atlanta who I couldn’t see, but I was a bit busy during this trip. I did however make it too the Dekalb Farmers Market. I love going to this place as much as possible. Each trip is a feast for my eyes. [...]

Last Thursday I made a Pisto Manchego with Eggs (see the New York Times recipe). This dish is called a Spanish Rataouille, and is now my favorite way to eat yellow squash or maybe zucchini (I only had squash around). If I was giving someone their first taste of squash or zucchini, I would give [...]

Here’s a fun little quick twist in your liquor cabinet. Get a small bottle or jar (reuse a tea bottle, a ginger ale bottle, or some salsa jar from earlier). Toss in something you think would be a good liquor flavor. Then add vodka until the small bottle is full. Now just let it sit [...]