I sing the praise of tomato! Oh, how I love thee, ripe red fruit of my garden! Your skin trembles at my touch, bursting with tantalizing juice… Ahem. Sorry. I love tomatoes. I love cooking with tomatoes. I love growing tomatoes, slicing, picking, squeezing, and thinking about them. Something about the color, taste, texture and [...]
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Jamaican Jerk Pork with Mango Salsa
It’s summertime and that means it’s the perfect time to get tropical. You can do this in small ways, such as sticking a flower in your hair, sipping pina coladas by the pool or making a caribbean inspired meal. Thusly, I present to you a recipe for Jamaican Jerk Pork with Mango Salsa and Cilantro-Lime [...]
Brick Oven Pizza 33
When I talk to people back home who have visited New York, they always tell me how good the pizza was. As if we’re the only ones in the country who know how to make a good pizza! I doubt that, but can say I know people go crazy over it—even so much as to [...]
Cajun Catfish with Tomato Salsa, Southern Grits, and Fresh Broccoli
Last week I took it easy and introduced my simple omelet and all fruit smoothie. So this week I’ve decided to step it up a notch. Excellent cooks pride themselves on having a discerning tongue and the spatial visual skills to create masterpieces without measuring. I am not an excellent cook. However, I am a [...]
Bi Bim Bop, American Style
I did not recognize the simple genius of Bi Bim Bop until later in life. The year before college, I worked in a family-owned Korean restaurant that offered a Bi Bim Bop lunch buffet during the week. It was $6 per person, all-you-can-eat, and probably the worst shift a wait-person could imagine; a lot of [...]
Welcome To My Food Imagination
My fellow food enthusiasts, I’m dropping a short note to introduce myself to the food-site scene. My name is Crystal and I’m from Houston, TX. (Barbecue anyone?) I’m a mother of a three year old, and avid reader, freelance writer and lover of many things that life has to offer, but mostly a lover of [...]
Summertime Ballpark Potato Salad
It’s almost summer and that means it’s time for picnics! Food, friends and sunshine make a super combo. Tonight, I decided to cook up a new potato salad recipe and I feel like I hit a home-run with this hot-dog inspired dish. Crazy, right? I’ve always loved hot dogs (mostly for the toppings) so I [...]
Veggie Omelet and All Fruit Smoothie
A wise woman once told me to “think big, start small” so what better time to practice my new found wisdom than now? Armed with this pillar of knowledge and anxious to get in the kitchen I decided that for my debut recipe I would make a vegetarian omelet. Now many of you are probably [...]
My Global Eats
Hola! Let me tell you a little bit about myself – My name is Laura and live in Austin, Texas with my 14 year old son. I’m a single mom that has been unemployed for about two months and the jobs are just not out there. It’s not for a lack of trying or lack [...]
Rique’s Regional Mexican Food, Chicago IL
Rique’s Regional Mexican Food 5004 N. Sheridan Rd. Chicago, IL 60640 As you walk along the street you could blink and miss this unassuming storefront but that would be a pity indeed. It’s not much from the outside but once you enter Rique’s small but cheerful dining area, you are in for an evening of [...]