Herb Crusted Pork Tenderloin with Apple & Root Veggies

Herb Crusted Pork Tenderloin with Apple & Root Veggies

I just spent two weeks in Spain and with the amount of jamón I ate, it seemed like September was National Pork Month but it’s actually October. Well, at least in this nation. I love traveling but its nice to be home – back to the familiarity of my own kitchen...
spiralized potatoes with fried rosemary

spiralized potatoes with fried rosemary

Is it breakfast? Or is it a side dish? My husband and I can’t seem to agree. I think this recipe for Spiralized Potatoes with Fried Rosemary seems more like a dressed up hash browns. He thinks it would be the perfect accompaniment to something meaty. What we can...
strawberry fruit leather

strawberry fruit leather

Growing up my mom was the kind of mom that rationed the sugar. I studied the ingredient statements on boxes in the cereal aisle at the grocery store with serious determination as I was only allowed ones whose first ingredient was not sugar. This is harder than it...
smoked cream ice cream + candied bacon + pecans

smoked cream ice cream + candied bacon + pecans

This was originally posted on August 11, 2012 but I’ve updated it a bit and also added new photography. Enjoy! I have yet to find anything that isn’t better with bacon. I’m not saying it’s not out there but it’s seeming doubtful. I tried...
toast with lemon ricotta and fruit

toast with lemon ricotta and fruit

Now this is my kind of late summer breakfast. You know the time of year – when all the markets are full of fuzzy peaches and dark purple plums. The kind of fruit that was picked ripe because it was grown locally. The kind of ripeness you can smell half an aisle away....