Happiness is learning that a Sense of Taste recipe won the 2nd Annual Golden Girl Granola Blogger’s Challenge! It’s really easy to make good food when you have good ingredients. Golden Girl Granola is a good ingredient, no matter if you’re sprinkling it on yogurt of using it as a glorified oat flour in a cookie recipe. If…
Lessons from the Rural South: A Reflection
While sitting on a pier under a pecan tree with my feet in the cloudy, brackish water and a crabbing line in one hand, I started thinking about the hand Eastern NC and her people had in raising me. I went back to my chilhood and here’s the short list of lessons I learned in my formative years, with the exception of one or two.
Sweet Potato Baked Beans
In celebration of summer, cookouts, and family/friend time, I’m posting a baked bean recipe I made several weeks ago. I used sweet potatoes as the primary sweetener–the idea came to me in the grocery story checkout line when I was staring at the nutritional facts of a can of baked beans. Holy sugar!! I dropped the a can and did a you turn for more wholesome, less sweet ingredients. Sweetened primarily with sweet potatoes and a touch of high grade maple syrup and a hint of brown sugar, you won’t miss the mess that you find in the canned variety.
Cardamom Potato Cake with Vanilla-Buttermilk Glaze
Inspired by the Holy Doughnut in Portland, this pound cake is made with the regulars (flour, butter, and sugar) and a irregular (potatoes). Lemon zest and cardamom lightens it up a bit because the cake is a little dense. The glaze, made with vanilla and buttermilk, is the perfect addition to the top of the cake.
Chasing Autumn: The Alcan Highway
This is not a food post. It’s a short account of my recent trip down the Alcan Highway. If it’s food you’re looking for, feel free to browse my old recipes. We left Fairbanks a week ago and I have internet for the first time since we left. Heading down the Alcan was quite the…