Yep. It’s official. I’m obsessed. I’m not sure if it’s possible for me to get enough of pumpkin right now. I know that this, too, shall pass, but, then, I’m a bit concerned that it might not. I mean, if I could eat tomatoes fresh from the garden all year long, I most certainly would,… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Cooking on a Budget
Creamy Red Clam Chowder
“Or perhaps it’s bisque”, I thought as I was pouring the cream into the mix. So, once the soup was simmering, I sought out definitions for both. Chowder generally refers to a chunky soup – frequently made with seafood and cream (especially here in New England) – and bisque is a thick soup with pureed… Continue Reading
Collard Greens Pie
Collard greens seed starts were a last-minute impulse purchase at the farm stand this spring. Though I am generally prohibited by my frugal philosophy from impulsive spending, I figured that acquiring six plants for $2.60 was a reasonable gamble. After all, even if I chopped down each of the plants in its prime and ate… Continue Reading
A Quick Kale and Pasta Dinner
I think, sometimes, that I must be prejudiced in my love of this time of year because my birthday falls within it. But it is just so gorgeous, with the wispy white clouds, crisp air, and sky in that perfect shade of blue. While I do miss the heat, and bemoan the fact that we… Continue Reading
As Time and Tomatoes Pass By
Last week, I turned thirty-nine. The day before my birthday, I finished uploading the last of the photographs for the Poor Girl Gourmet cookbook to my publisher, Andrews McMeel‘s ftp, and on my birthday, JR and I made our 2009 maiden voyage to the beach, a disturbing and previously unknown late start – and, I… Continue Reading