Well, that big game that shall not be named is right around the corner. While I am not a football fan in my heart and soul I am a fan of all the food that comes along with football. Sliders, chili, nachos, dips – all are wins in my book.…
Borsch – Russian Beet Soup
We generally get most of our produce through a local co-op. It is kind of fun, wondering what we will be getting the next week. It’s always different too, so the implied question each week is ‘what are we going to make this week?’ So when I saw beets, cabbage,…
Not a Recipe: Meatloaf
Everyone needs a good meatloaf recipe up their sleeve. Especially when its cold outside and all you want is to curl up in a ball and eat comfort food (please, please tell me that’s not just me!?!). When I make meatloaf I require 2 thing of it: 1. That I…
Suitcase Foodist Travels: Brunch at the Squeaky Bean in Denver, Co
Denver is practically my home away from home. Between friends and work I find myself in the Mile High city on a regular basis. With the bracing air, the panoramic views and the conspiracy-theory airport, I always relish my visits. This month I flew out to visit my best friend,…
White Bean Chicken Chili
It’s that time of year again. Game time. Or if you are like me, it’s the time of year when you watch that one game, mostly for the commercials, but hope it’s a good game anyway. And since it is still early in the year and we haven’t abandoned all…
Kalettes with Miso & Pomegranate
This week, I basically fell in love. I met the perfect combination of nutty, down-to-earth and purple with a mix of science geekery thrown in for good measure. I could be describing Greg (minus the purple part), but I am actually talking about Kalettes. Who or what are Kalettes? Some…
All the Soup + BONUS Chili-Garlic Bread Recipe
Soup has its place in the world. My world more specifically, in my belly, in the winter. It has been frigid and we’ve been battling winter colds around here. Nothing is more comforting on a cold day than soup. So, we are sharing our warm-the-world playbook of soup recipes. PLUS…
Fresh Turmeric-Ginger Tonic Tea
It’s that time of year – it is cold and you most likely have a cold (or worse, the flu). So, I thought I would share my remedy for both warming up on a bone-chilling day and clearing out those sinuses when a wicked head cold hits. A tonic…
Bits and Bobs – On Our Day Off
Every-once-in-a-while, Lydia and I have the same day off. Most often it happens to be a weekend day, and there are all the weekend tasks to manage that don’t get managed during the week. This week, we fortuitously had a week day off together. And somehow it just didn’t feel…
Bell Pepper and Cauliflower Soup
Over the holidays a friend brought us a Hanukkah gift of some fantastic Mirasol red pepper bisque. I don’t know what he put in it, but it really was fantastic, and I was inspired to try my own. Now, I normally like a little more substance to my soup. Because really, how are…