Tag Archives: Recipes
Posted on May 27, 2010 by Ingrid
Avocados have to be one of my favorite fruits. Yes, they are a fruit. I love avocado in salads, on sandwiches and even just straight from the peel. But my favorite way to prepare an avocado is to make guacamole.
Guacamole seems to be a very popular dish, but also something people take very personally and seriously. Each person seems to have a strong personal pride in its preparation and ingredients. I certainly think this about my guacamole. It’s the best out there aside from my sister’s, who makes it just like mine. My neighbor also thinks her recipe is… Read More
Posted in Food and Drink, Life |
Tagged guacamole, Recipes |
Leave a comment
Posted on May 24, 2010 by Ingrid
For Mom’s Day, I enjoyed a weekend away with my family in Santa Fe, NM. This is one of my favorite Southwest destinations. Our favorite friends live there and are always gracious hosts. We never pass a dull moment in that part of the world. We ate, drank and played until we all passed out with exhaustion at the end of each day.
Part of why I like Santa Fe is because all of the food is swimming in chile sauce. The waitresses will ask you “green chile, red chile, or Christmas (meaning some of each).”… Read More
Posted in Food and Drink, Life, Travel |
Tagged New Mexico, Recipes |
1 Comment
Posted on May 12, 2010 by Ingrid
My husband and I have been perfecting our homemade pizza dough for close to 15 years now. We like to try different recipes and tweak little things to see if we can make the best crust yet. We love to watch Alton Brown on the Food Network and understand the science and specifics of everything, but we’re not completely committed to any of the “rules.”
Our last foray into pizza was the worst crust we’ve ever made. The husband tried a new recipe for the dough and it was not good at all. Truly disappointing, since this is one of… Read More
Posted in Food and Drink |
Tagged pizza, Recipes |
Leave a comment
Posted on April 30, 2010 by Ingrid
Nothing beats food cooked in the great outdoors. Even really basic food tastes amazing when cooked alfresco. Half the fun of camp cooking is the method – camp stove, charcoal, wood fire, Dutch Oven, foil, tin can, you name it – and everyone has a favorite.
Partial to Dutch Oven cooking, I dug up this great recipe for dessert: Dutch Oven Fruit Cobbler. This is from the cookbook “American West Dutch Oven Cooking” that my husband picked up for me on our drive of the Alaska-Canadian Highway.
Ingredients
- 14 inch Dutch oven
- 18 to 20 top coals
- 11 bottom
… Read More
Posted in Food and Drink, Newsletter |
Tagged Camping, Cooking, Recipes |
1 Comment
