One of my favorite parts of the annual Eat Write Retreat food bloggers conference, is the Culinary Challenge. This year, all the participants registered by April 15th were sent boxes containing one of four Mystery Ingredients (along with a boatload of OXO tools to help us out). The challenge is to create at home,…
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Vegetarian Vegetable Soup & Mini Grilled Cheese Croutons
With (probably) the last blast of Winter coming through tonight, I’m in a “soup mood.” While I love hearty winter soups, what I really craved this time, was a good old Vegetarian Vegetable Soup a la Campbell’s from the can. I know – shameful. In my own defense, however, sometimes all you want is a…
Melanzana Balsamica (Pickled Balsamic Eggplant)
A couple of weeks ago, I was scouring the farmers market looking for inspiration. My spring canning class was coming up and I wanted to show the class something a little bit different in the pickle category – something that might inspire them to think of vegetable pickles “outside the jar”. Something that would lend…
