A few weeks ago, I read about Tidy Mom’s and Dine & Dish’s second annual SoupaPalooza and knew I was in. Now just what to make? Veggie & bean? Italian bread soup? Seafood stew? In the end, I decided to do a mash up of all three based on a basic ribollita recipe. Ribollita is …
Black-eyed peas brought us a fair amount of luck in 2011. These ‘magic’ beans just appeared in our garden this year; and as coincidence would have it, this season we had the most bountiful garden in our gardening history! While our home-grown supply of black-eyed peas has long since been turned into salads, soups and …
While this tart is not as easy to whip together as onion dip from an mix, it is certainly not as tedious as assembling 30-plus prosciutto canapés. Yet the caramelized onions topping will impress your friends; the chewy, rich crust will make them swoon. And the salty bacon will match nearly every wine bottle that party …