Posts by The Culinary Chase
Easy-To-Make Almond Milk
Almond milk is something I’ve been wanting to try for a while but like anything else I investigate, timing is always key and I need to be in the ‘mood’ to experiment. When I found out just how easy it was to make and the taste didn’t put me off, I wondered why it took…
Read MoreZucchini Goat Cheese Bruschetta
Bruschetta (pronounced brusketta), is an Italian antipasto where grilled slices of bread are rubbed with garlic and a splash of olive oil added. Who would have thought a simple Tuscan recipe of grilled bread could turn out to be so magical.
Read MoreTurkey Stew
Every Thanksgiving and Christmas we indulge in a massive turkey dinner and each year I say next time I will buy a smaller turkey with enough food for the evening and leftovers for the following day. Every Thanksgiving and Christmas we end up having too much turkey leftover and as a result eat our way…
Read MorePumpkin Pie Cupcakes
Pumpkin is a vegetable, ok, it’s actually a fruit because it contains seeds, and I use it throughout the fall and winter but usually serve it as a savory dish. However, when Thanksgiving and Christmas roll around it’s the only time I serve it as a dessert. Thanksgiving makes the pumpkin a favorite family tradition…
Read MoreHow To Make Pulled Pork
Ever go past the meat counter in your grocery store and pass by the ugly cuts of meat? Guilty as charged, however, it’s only the two of us so a big honking piece of meat such as a pork shoulder would go off before we ever finished it. Having said that, I’ve been wanting to…
Read MoreOvernight Oats in a Jar
My kids always had breakfast and as they got older I reinforced the values of eating something first thing in the morning. I still do even though they may roll their eyes at me. I can hear them saying, ‘yes mom, we know’ (insert happy face here). But all kidding aside, breakfast is the most…
Read MoreEasy-To-Make Pumpkin Soup
I enjoy the change of seasons and if you asked me what is my favorite season, I’d have to say autumn. While I don’t look forward to the cooler and shorter days ahead, I do like all that comes with the fall and its harvest. The orange signature of autumn…sugar pumpkins (aka pie pumpkins) are…
Read MoreKohlrabi Slices
For months I have passed by the vegetable section of my local food market and wondered what kohlrabi (German word for cabbage turnip) was. The other day I finally picked up a bunch and decided to do a little research on this curious vegetable. It’s an odd-looking thing and couldn’t get my head around…
Read MoreFish Taco Recipe
Looking to serve fish in a fun, slightly messy way? Tacos have been around for hundreds of years and we all have our favorite fillings but have you tried using fish? Baja California is considered the birthplace of the fish taco –
Read MoreOatmeal Apple Cookies
The word cookie has been around since the early 1700’s where in Scotland it referred to a bread bun that was split, filled with cream and topped with icing. According to The Oxford Companion to Food, cookies in the early part of the 19th century in the USA were usually associated with New Year’s Day. …
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