Recipes — Page 8

Behold the Artichoke

May 28, 2013 Maria Stuart 2 Comments

Artichokes. In all their mysterious, prickly splendor artichokes are a beautiful thing to behold and somewhat magical to eat, leaf by leaf. Having eaten artichokes for as long as I can remember, I am a bit surprised that some people are a little bit intimidated by them. Even a touch scared. I guess I shouldn’t be. […]

Green Soup – kind of like a smoothie, but better

May 1, 2013 Maria Stuart 3 Comments

I am not a huge fan of green smoothies. I know they’re all the rage with heath-concious people like myself. All of that raw green goodness is guaranteed to help you lose weight, have more energy, enjoy a better mood, have better sex and live forever. Wow! What’s not to like? Meh. I don’t know. […]

Simple, Perfect Roasted Chicken – Food Bloggers Against Hunger

April 9, 2013 Maria Stuart 7 Comments

1 in 5 children in this country are hungry. Half of the children in this country will be food insecure at some time in their lives. Food politics in this country are messy and complicated: our government subsidizes the wrong things, factory farming creates more greenhouse gases than the cars on our planet, Monsanto has […]

Food Swap, and Ancho Chili Chocolate Bark Recipe

March 22, 2013 Maria Stuart 4 Comments

Food Swaps are all the rage these days, and I got invited to one! Have you been? I thought it was pretty wonderful. Here’s how the Facebook invitation read: Bring 10 to 20 handmade, homegrown, fresh, raw, baked or foraged food items to swap. Just about anything goes! We hope to see you there! I’ve […]

Sauce Bolognese

February 8, 2013 Maria Stuart Leave a Comment

I meant to write this post a couple of days ago, but then this happened: I don’t have a “before” picture, but this is my front hall and I just re-wallpapered it. The project got a little more complex than I expected – as home projects often do, especially in old houses. I thought I […]