Recipes and menu ideas for basil pesto, dogfish taco night with peach salsa, salsa verde, squash calabacitas, butter beans and southern pie. ~~~ Tis the season for basil pesto Every spring I buy at least six baby basil plants so I can make pesto every few weeks throughout the summer and into the fall. Last …
Ham bone (and ham), beans, sweet potato and greens soup — a big bowl of tasty comfort that’s a perfect recipe for a chilly day or night. Don’t have a ham bone? Sear some slices of ham instead. Mmm mmm good. ~~~ It all started with a ham bone. As soon as I saw Jim …
Baked cod or salmon, spicy sausage and white beans — if you haven’t ever tried that combination of flavors, please do, it will become a favorite recipe, especially for chilly evenings. ~~~ Fish and sausage?! Does that sound weird to you? If you’re of Portuguese descent, you’re saying, oh no, not weird at all. The Portuguese …
I first made Hoppin’ John soup for New Year’s Day last year. Southern tradition says eating black-eyed peas and greens will bring you luck in the coming year. 2011 was a pretty good year, so I’m a believer. I was going to make it again for New Year’s Day this year, but when the day came, we …
This recipe was a pleasant surprise. I knew it had to be good, the ingredients promised that, but it surpassed my expectations. It reminds me of a Tuscan white bean dish but the flavors are a bit different, in fact, this dish is bolder, plus it has shrimp. Oh, yeah. Lowes Foods had large North …
In my mission to nosh on healthier snacks than Snyder’s Jalapeno Pretzels, I’ve come to rely on hummus with celery sticks. I love hummus but I’m getting tired of the same thing all the time, so I’m looking for easy alternatives. Have I given up my jalapeno pretzels? I wish I were that strong, but …
I might have a thing for baked beans, maybe because I grew up in Massachusetts where I swear we had franks, beans and brown bread every Saturday night. This recipe from Bon Appetit has been a winner twice in the last month or so, both times for family cook-outs. It has a bit of smoky …
Grabbing the Gusto 