by Toni | Dec 31, 2018 | Be Simple, Come Home, Let's Eat, Live Green, Meat Masterpieces
Well here we are once again—saying goodbye to the old year and ushering in a new one, promising to never do “that” again and vowing to change all our evil ways overnight. Good luck. Or better than luck, why not go with “healthy curiosity and personal-best strategies”?...
by Toni | Oct 29, 2018 | Let's Eat, Meat Masterpieces
My friend Sasi, who is originally from Sri Lanka, has a wonderful backyard garden full of hot peppers. Remember that great version of Z’hug I made last month using his Thai Bird’s Eye chilies? Well, they are back on the menu, but this time they are one of the...
by Toni | Sep 24, 2018 | Let's Eat, Meat Masterpieces, Vegetables
Quite a while back now, I introduced you to my friend Susan and Susan’s Spectacular Spelt Carrot Cake. I assume by now that you’ve made this incredible cake at least once. So, I thought it was time for another of Susan’s stellar recipes, and this one is on-point to...
by Toni | Jul 24, 2018 | Let's Eat, Meat Masterpieces
We eat a lot of Mexican-inspired foods in my house. And much of the inspiration comes from a few of my favorite celebrity chefs; chief among them Pati Jinich, star of the PBS show Pati’s Mexican Table. I have watched Chef Jinich for years now, and what I love best...
by Toni | Apr 20, 2018 | Green Decisions, Let's Eat, Meat Masterpieces
It would be pretty hard to write about The Shepherd’s Wife without sharing a recipe for her pie, right? Shepherd’s Pie (aka: cottage pie or pot pie) is a “leftover” dish by tradition. When a farmer’s wife had prepared that large lamb roast on Sunday, Shepherd’s Pie or...
by Toni | Nov 17, 2017 | Let's Eat, Meat Masterpieces
Since SS Backwards Longhorns is the featured farm for November, my pick from the New Hope Network Blogger Co-Op Box was pretty simple: Chef Sharone Hakman’s One Pot Korean BBQ Cooking Sauce with Sesame and Ginger. Don and I are both fans, and here’s why… Because I’m a...
