Rather than mushy bland boring and overly sugary sweet potatoes for Thanksgiving, I decided to experiment. I like roasted roots, so I played around with flavors and created this new dish with a Southwest zing. Note to Our Readers On some of the other food […]
Category: Vegetables
Fried Green Tomatoes
Green tomatoes? Fantastic! Time to make some of this savory treat. The temperatures are dipping and any tomatoes still on the plants may turn into a mushy mess at any moment. Time to harvest! Here is how Savorist Monica King uses this unplanned for bounty. […]
Zucchini with Zing!
Zucchini is one of those vegetables that people seem to love or hate. It really depends on how they are cooked! A fact I learned at an early age. Uncle Smokey here to tell you how to make zucchini that are yummy. It’s been a […]
Corn – Have the Kids Cook Tonight!
Corn season is upon us and there are many great ways to enjoy this delightful fruit. You might think of corn as a vegetable – but Word Nerd reminds us that if it has seeds then technically it is a “fruit.” Mexican Corn Each region […]
Fried Green Tomatoes – Southwestern Style
The tomatoes of summer do not appreciate the frosts of fall. If you have to harvest your tomatoes before they are ripe – here is one way to use them, shared by Savorist Monica King. My Green Tomato Roots Many of us are Southwest at […]
A Peck of Pickled Peppers
Have you picked a peck of peppers? Uncle Smokey here to report that I did recently, and decided to turn them into a peck of pickled peppers! (And just how many pecks in a bushel?) POWWOW I got this peck of peppers courtesy of the […]