My Recession Kitchen...and garden

My niece and I threw a baby shower brunch for my daughter a few weeks ago and I was so busy trying to get everything done on time that I ...

A frittata is, essentially, an Italian baked omelette.  I made this broccoli mushroom tofu frittata as a quicker, lower calorie version ...

When I have weekend guests, I like to make something special for Sunday breakfast.  A treat they can enjoy with coffee and the Sunday pap...

These cranberry nut muffins are perfect for a holiday morning breakfast  They're made with whole grain flour, coconut sugar and tomat...

I saw this recipe on a blog, The Best Remedy, and thought it was a wonderful combination of flavors.  Since I had all of the ingredient...

The Daring Bakers’ February 2012 host was - Lis!  Lisa stepped in last minute and challenged us to create a quick bread we could call o...

The Daring Baker’s October 2011 challenge was Povitica, hosted by Jenni of The Gingered Whisk.  Povitica is a traditional Eastern Eu...

The Daring Bakers go retro this month!  Thanks to one of our very talented non-blogging members, Sarah, the Daring Bakers were challenge...

Tofu scramble is one of my favorite comfort foods.  When I get home late from work or I’ve had a bad day or it’s still RAINING and it’s ...

The March 2011 Daring Baker’s Challenge was hosted by Ria’s Collection and Jamie of Life’s a Feast.  Ria and Jamie challenged The Daring...

I was going through some old recipes the other day and I found my old “crunchy granola” recipe from the seventies.  Yes, I admit it, I m...

The 2010 December Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Penny of Sweet Sadie’s Baking .  She chose to challenge Daring Bakers’ to make ...

We planted a peach tree two years ago and this year we probably picked 30 peaches.  It’s still a relatively small tree so I was surprise...

This is one of those situations where you get lemons so you make lemonade.  I was intrigued by a recipe from Jeremy Jackson’s The Cornbr...

It’s Earth Day today, so I know your heads are full of thoughts about how you can decrease your impact on the planet...right??  I hope...

It’s Sunday morning and the sun is shinning..or attempting to shine.  It seems like we haven’t seen blue sky in weeks, just rain and fog...

I was given a gift of some Meyer lemons last week and I’ve been wondering what to make with them.  After eating so many sweets during t...

This photo of my pear & chocolate scones was taken by Kathryn Hill of Apartment Therapy’s “The Kitchn” when she visited my kitchen t...

I’ve been making these multigrain muffins for years. The original recipe came out of one of the first cookbooks ever given to me, Coo...

Whenever I go on vacation, I tend to eat things I wouldn’t normally eat.  I like to try new things.  I also like to eat locally, eat the...