Sour cream and onion hummus with beef bacon, sumac tater tots, caramelized onions, scallions, French onion creme fraiche, black cumin seeds, and chive oil on top. Served with pita puffs on the side. (gluten-free available, vegetarian available) Blazing Greek Bites Minnesota State Fair Blazing ...
no Deanston came much later. I obviously knew Deanston existed, but I felt it didn’t get much love, and you hardly read about Deanston back in the day, so I didn’t bother even to buy it and others didn’t bring it to tastings I attended. So it flew a long time under everybody...
Cheesy balls have never really been the same ever since I moved from the rose tinted memory filled childhood phase of life to the harsh reality of adulthood. They taste crappy but we still buy em. They do come with the benefit of being easier to chuck in the air to be caught in the ...
So, that nudged me to try a homemade granola recipe. This super easy granola recipe uses ingredients that you are likely to find in your pantry, along with a fresh apple to give that fall flair – albeit we are really closer to winter than fall!! The hardest part of this recipe is r...
Agonising decision to be made in the spices, oils and vinegars aisle in Waitrose. I needed some more cumin seeds. They only sell ground cumin at THG’s usual shop but Waitrose, recognising that some recipes will need whole seeds, stocks em. £1.75 for a small jar. The agonising bit wa...
Cut squash in half, remove seeds, and place flesh side down in a lightly greased glass cooking dish. Bake 25 minutes or until very soft. Remove from oven. Scoop out squash flesh and mash with the back of a fork until very smooth. Add 1-2 tsp of maple syrup to sweeten to desired ...
It is of course black cumin seeds crushed. Mainly known as Nigella Sativa, but the active component that is garnering the most attention is the thymoquinone (TQ) it contains. This has been studied as a therapeutic agent in just about everything. However, I found no specific articles for Fi...
Again, feel free to add veggies or anything you’d like! Toasted sesame seeds, some leafy greens like kale, even some minced ginger. Get creative and then… DEVOUR!! Looks like we needed TWO protein sections this morning! Leave a comment ...
Any eggplant would do for this simple caponata. I tend to prefer the slender Japanese variety because they have fewer seeds and are sweeter. Therefore, I don’t feel the need to salt them and drain prior to cooking. If you wanted to go to a tiny bit more trouble, you could roast the...
The chestnut soup is one of my favorite soups during wintertime. It combines the perfect nutty flavor, the creamy texture and the rich taste. I find out that the best time to buy fresh chestnuts at grocery stores in the United State is between Thanksgiving… ...