“I’m so sick (of my dissertation)” beef and lentil soup

I held off as long as I could, but I finally had to include my dissertation in the name of one of my dishes. Today was one of those great writing days… you know, the ones where you think that banging your head on the keyboard will produce better results than you staring at the [...]

ginger people’s ginger chews

When I was in WI last week, Masako shared some Ginger People Ginger Chews with me, and I have to say that I am absolutely smitten with them. They are so dang tasty that I am probably going to order some directly from their website. Here is the link if you want to check them [...]

potato smash soup

My good friend Kelly shared this recipe with me long ago, though it used to be called “Mashed Potato Soup”. It was renamed by someone at one of the potlucks we took it to, and the name stuck. Though we haven’t made this vegetarian dish in a while, it’s one of our favorites, and [...]

get to know your local meat farmer

A few weeks ago Mike and I went to a farm with 2 of his coworkers and picked up a 1/4 cow of grass fed/pasture raised beef. We met the farmer, his wife, son, and daughter-in-law, learned about their farming practices and the challenges they face, enjoyed the amazing food samples they prepared for their [...]

buffalo chicken dip

Last week we were visiting Mike’s family in OH. We arrived late on Friday night and I (not surprisingly) was hungry. Mike’s brother, Joe, had some of this dip in the fridge, so we heated some up and WOW it was super tasty! Joe was kind enough to share the recipe and his modifications, and [...]