Miso is fermented soybean paste made from mashed soybeans that have been mixed with salt and a mold culture and aged for 6-36 months. Yum? It may not sound appetizing, but fermentation is a natural process that simply involves bacteria breaking down and "digesting" carbohydrates. And bacteria aren't that scary. If you don't believe me, some fermented foods that you may re[...]
Everybody likes pizza. That's a fact. And because I am one of these pizza-loving people, I was excited to hear that this month's Recipe Redux theme was "Pizza Party." You see, pizza is sortof a thing around here. For the past couple of years, my parents have had a weekly tradition of inviting over everyone they know and making an obscene number of pizzas on their barbeque grill. Th[...]
This time of year can generally be a tough time for creative recipes, but this week, creamed honey made its first appearance in my life. Sometimes it's a creative restaurant chef that transforms an ordinary dish into something exciting and new. Sometimes it's a beautifully-illustrated cookbook. Other times it's good company that makes all the difference. Inspiration can come from a[...]
[Disclaimer: By posting this recipe I am entering a recipe contest sponsored by the Wild Blueberry Association of North America and am eligible to win prizes associated with the contest. I was not compensated for my time.] I just returned home from a crazy, short, wonderful weekend visiting family in northern Minnesota, complete with winter travel trouble and getting slap[...]
It's Recipe Redux time again! This month's theme is Good Luck Foods, and we were instructed to create a recipe using foods people typically eat on New Year's Day to bring good luck for the year: things like long noodles (to promote longevity), pomegranates (which symbolize prosperity), and pork (symbolizes progress). Black-eyed peas are a traditional New Year's Day food in the south. It i[...]