SSB Week 19 – Chickpeas
It is with sadness that we say goodbye to our fifth SlowTrav food challenge — Sunday Small Bites. It’s been a lot of fun. I managed to keep up pretty well. I missed only one week out of 19 and … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Foods That I Have Loved
Thinking of Making Ginger Beer
For those who are aware of my new obsession with Ginger Beer, it won’t come as a surprise that I’m seriously considering trying to make my own. I happen to own an autographed copy of John Hull Brown’s “Early American … Continue reading →
SSB Week 18 – Eggplant
This week for our SlowTrav Sunday Small Bites, Eden chose Eggplant. I love eggplant! I remember enjoying baby eggplant sliced in half, broiled, and topped with scallions & soy sauce. It was very good. I though for this weeks Small … Continue reading →
SSB Week 15 – Edemame
It finally happened. I’ve had an unqualified disaster. This week turned out SO badly I’m just going to tell you what NOT to do. Don’t try to make Wasabi Edemame from scratch. No matter how much you love wasabi peas. … Continue reading →
SSB Week 14 – Artichoke
Ok, I kind of cheated this week. I was struggling with trying to come up with an original creation using artichokes. But, when a friend asked if I would make a batch of tomato and walnut pesto for her, the … Continue reading →
SSB – Week 13 — BRIE
Sandi drew week 13 in our Sunday Small Bites challenge. Her chosen ingredient is Brie. I knew, given the nature of this delicious but runny cheese that there would be a lot of phyllo wrapped recipes and also a lot … Continue reading →
Sunday Small Bites – Week 13 – POTATOES
We’re at week 13 and the challenge ingredient is potato. This is a great choice for the weekend after Thanksgiving. I decided to come up with something that would use leftover potatoes from Thanksgiving dinner. For my appetizer, I used … Continue reading →
SSB Week 12 – CRANBERRIES
This week, our SlowTrav Sunday Small Bites challenge ingredient was selected by Jan of Keep Your Feet in the Street My ongoing challenges to myself have been first to try to create my own recipe or at least make very … Continue reading →
SSB Week 11 – GINGER
This week the Sunday Small Bites ingredient is one of my favorite flavors (second only to anise.) I didn’t want to do a recipe that basically only used ginger to enhance the flavor of some other “main” ingredient, so I … Continue reading →
SSB Week 10 – MUSHROOMS
Ahhh, mushrooms! Is there any one single ingredient that lends itself better to a wind variety of appetizer options? I think not. Or maybe it’s just that I love mushrooms. Since the Sunday Small Bites gang at SlowTalk.com has been … Continue reading →