August 8 is National Sneak Some Zucchini on Your Neighbors Porch Day. You could join the celebration, or you could use your zucchini in any of these many many ways. Botany Nerd Last week we shared, “Zucchini are an Italian squash, just like the name […]
This is an easy recipe to use up those extra large zucchini that escape detection until they are bigger than the ones in the supermarket that have become sterotypified as what a zucchini should be. Disclaimer: My fritters are not “fritters” in the modern sense. […]
Artichokes are starting to appear in supermarkets in the Southwest, so time to share this super easy recipe. Here’s our Long Introduction Uncle Smokey this week with something to cook indoors. I was having a couple over for dinner and the lady likes (in her […]
A friend served us arugula and prosciutto sandwiches on home-made focaccia last week, and all I can say is YUM! I grow arugula at home and get a tad tired of arugula salads, so inspired by friend Jamie’s fresh and tasty dinner – I have […]
Pomegranates are ripe now across the Southwest, and we get asked how to use this glut. I make mine into pomegranate juice, and pomegranate jelly, and homemade grenadine, and pomegranate molasses, and some pomegranate cordial. But I also love some made into this very tasty […]
Jicama is a crispy root with a light flavor that lends itself well to summer salads, or as a crunchy snack with dip on a veggie platter. You Know Nahuatl Avocado, jicama, and epazote are all plants that were cultivated in MesoAmerica at the time […]
I do like asparagus, and it’s on sale in the supermarket right now. The desert lavender has leafed back out from its winter dormancy – so time to make some yummy food! Uncle Smokey here today. I’m getting ready for some Memorial Day grilling. About […]
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with some oxalis – better known as the shamrock. Did you know that shamrocks are edible? Not only edible but tasty! Be sure to read the cautions tho….. Purchasing Caution! Don’t eat oxalis just purchased from a store or plant […]
Wild rhubarb in the Southwest is in a genus called Rumex. This tasty wild plant that only shows its leaves in late winter in the Southwest. Jacqueline Soule here today to talk about about Rumex hymenosepalus, commonly called wild rhubarb, canaigre, hierba colorada, Arizona dock, […]
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 […]
