Homemade Chicken Stock

There is something alluring about making stock – not in a flashy way, but a subtler, quieter appeal that pulls me into the kitchen.  The way the rich smell of the stock fills our home, the simple ingredients that come together to create a nutritious, flavorful base for so many different dishes, the sound of [...]

Chive & Parsley Cream Biscuits

Biscuits are one of the simplest breads to make gluten-free, and can be served any time of day.  Once you have a good biscuit recipe, you can create so many variations – plain, cheddar, spicy, herbed.  You can bake them on top of a stew or serve them in a beautiful basket, wrapped with a [...]

Slightly Indulgent Mondays & Sweet Morning Potatoes

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Sweet potatoes are one of my favorite root vegetables, being so versatile.  Delicious when pricked lightly with a fork and oven baked, served hot with a little salt, pepper, and [...]

Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream Sandwiches with Cornmeal Cookies

Today is the last day of Fall Festival 2009.  Celebrate the Finer Things of Fall by linking up at Amy’s Finer Things.  She’s giving away fall themed scrapbooking stickers and journaling boxes to one lucky participant.  The Fall Festival give-aways will be open until Sunday at 8pm so if you haven’t had a change [...]

Garlic Soup (aigo boulido)

Today is my Mom’s birthday.  I thought about making a dessert to celebrate the occasion but my mom isn’t much of a dessert person. She’s much more inclined to reach for something savory – she’s notorious for eating a bowl of soup instead of dessert. So I made soup.
Her love of soup is [...]