Pumpkin-spittin’ image
It’s quick and easy to spit out those pumpkin seeds once you’ve carved up the pumpkins, but keep your pumpkin-spittin’ image in check. Roast on and repurpose those pumpkin seeds. Test The Cookery’s best pumpkin seed tip.
Packin’ up the chuck box
Welcome to The Cookery, a space to digest life, explore food and keep it real, to read, and to write. I’m writing from another new kitchen, and our family has made the way from Texas to New York. After packing up May 31, we bounced around the country and lived out of suitcases for four […]
No-recipe recipe for one hot dish
This no-recipe recipe transforms potatoes into a great hot dish. And as Mama often says, “Honey – There is no recipe!” Hot German Potato Salad . . . just boil some taters (6-8) with the jackets on . . . cool enough to hold and remove skins . . . and slice them into a […]
Prep pizza for family appetites
Pizza prep invites the whole family to pitch in for dinner. Whether it’s Father’s Day or any day, invite all hands to help prepare a family meal. Austin’s Jane Manaster shares her variation of pizza prep, and she’s often among a crowd of children and adults–some vegetarians, some not. Provide pizza crust dough, sauce, and a selection of toppings, and let […]
Veggies glazed over
What’s left in this pantry? Not much, and I’m making use of the final “please pick me” ingredients that won’t be making the move with us. With a little olive oil and brown sugar, glaze your favorite vegetables. Here’s a fresh dish to polish off the last of the brown sugar. Veggies glazed over Yield: […]
Coming clean in the kitchen
It’s almost that time again. You may be thinking spring cleaning, which applies this time of year, but I’m focused on preparing to move. I’m running down pantry items and clearing cabinet clutter. Our time in Austin is coming to a close in June, and as we trim the household for our anticipated return to New York, […]
New Year Wishes and Dishes
Best wishes in 2011, Cookery companions. I hope the closing weeks of 2010 found you around the table with friends and family. We celebrated the final stretch of 2010 with hot tamales in Texas, and started the new year with mountain roast coffee in Colorado. It’s time to flip the switch back on at our own Cookery, and […]
Keepin’ Austin nutty one pecan at a time
Who’s really keeping Austin nutty? A team of pecan-loving seniors are doing the heavy lifting this season. You can drop off pecans for cracking or pick up ready-to-savor pecans and other nuts at Austin’s Senior Activity Center at 2874 Shoal Crest Avenue. If you’re adding pecans to the table, now’s the time to gather your […]
Tangy sweet potato soup
Do you ever try to hide ingredients to disguise food for your kids? That’s a tough call. I don’t endorse hiding ingredients, and my kids have grown to expect a variety of vegetables at meal time. They also know that soup makes an appearance at our table often, and this time of year, I break out […]
My man Hazi and his eggplant stew
In the mood for stew? I make this stew often, and when eggplant looks especially tempting (I couldn’t pass them up last weekend at the farmers’ market), this dish makes an appearance. I discovered this stew with a wonderful Arabic teacher in California, and posted this recipe a couple of years ago. Try Hazi’s Stew […]