Browsing all posts in From Scratch.

“Using a Cast Iron Skillet ain’t so hard!”

An admitted foodie with a kitchen full of gadgets and high end cookware might not be someone you would expect to write this post but hear (read) me out.  Yes I know, what’s old is what’s Hip again, but this isn’t about the coolness of retro.  This just makes sense.  There’s something about a good [...]

Guajira

  4/24/2011 I was sitting for a spell with my Nana-in-law and began to think back about my own Abuela. I listened to Nana talking about her garden… “Uncle made a garden every year in my yard and it got bigger every year.”   …and about food. “You used to get the chickens fresh.  Sure [...]

Bread and Butter Pickles

Want to know what to do with some of those cucumbers you grew?  We made Bread and Butter Pickles and they were OUT OF THIS WORLD!  Easy to do too!  I think we’ll probably use this same recipe to do some relishes with a variety of veggies.  I was eating the pepper, cucumber, and onion [...]