a tip for tomatoes, and Nanay’s chicken with peas

It’s tomato season here in MN, hooray! After a very cool summer, the tomatoes are finally taking off here… but all at once, of course. So, before I get to today’s recipe, I wanted to offer a quick tomato tip if you’re harvest (or CSA haul) is taking over your kitchen: just wash them, check [...]

the avocado redemption: guacamole

Hi everyone,
So last night we repurposed some grilled steak into steak fajitas, made simply by caramelizing some onion and blistering some red and yellow pepper slices, tossing in thin slices of the steak, and wrapping in a tortilla with cheese and sour cream. I decided that I’d try to make guacamole again, this time going [...]

His Majesty…

This weekend, I went out for breakfast at a local place called Lazy Jane’s CafĂ© and Bakery. This place is famous for it’s scones, and I can attest that they make the second best scones in town (after Masako’s, naturally).Lazy Janes is one of those places where you stand in line, order your food, [...]