It is always more fun and fulfilling to create a new dish from scratch, especially for a food blogger. But there are times and circumstances that call for a meal to center around leftovers or preprepared food. I’ve been intending for some time to use this soup I made and canned back in 2015. … More Poblano Cornbread & Home-Canned Soup
After dining on leftovers the last few days I was ready for freshly made fare. Chili and cornbread seemed appropriate considering the frigid weather we are experiencing. Onions, garlic, jalapeño, red bell pepper, dried red chili and bay leaf were sautéed with olive oil and kosher salt. Thickly sliced mushrooms, corn and red kidney … More Chili & Cornbread
Faye made a delicious stew the other day. I don’t have the recipe but I know it has orange, yellow, white and red carrots in it as well as leeks. I know this because I fetched them from the garden. It also has fennel, potatoes, kidney beans, tomatoes and small shell pasta. There was … More Cornbread With Cranberries & Green Chilis
Deciding what to call a dish can be more difficult than creating it in the first place. I had no idea what to call these things. The best I could do was to come up with some cornball name. Yeah, maybe that’s what they are – Corn Balls. After all, they are made with cornbread … More Plantain Whatchamacallits
I’ve been wanting to do this dish for some time. Some things undeniably belong together: fish & chips (not on my menu), French fries & ketchup (very seldom on my menu), soup & crackers, bagels & cream cheese, eggs and sausage, burgers and fries, beer & pretzels… The list is endless so no point in … More Black Bean Chili & Cornbread
Lunch today was frozen leftover cornbread and a salad which consisted of: mango nopalitos roasted red pepper marinated artichokes lychees
Had to come up with a quick simple meal that might appeal to Faye’s tiny appetite and have a bit of nutrition as well. I picked some Swiss Chard and chopped it along with some fresh spinach and put the greens on the stove to cook. There is nothing quicker than baked beans out of … More Filled Corn Cakes
