Karen Sacks’ Sweet Potatoes with Brown Sugar Topping and Are You a Celebrity Home Chef?
Hi everyone and happy new year! Today is the first in a series of posts about celebrity home chefs and their recipes. Ladies just like you and me who make a dish or two that rocks their family’s and friends’ worlds. Do you need to spend every waking second in the kitchen? No! Can you […]
Alma’s Baked Brie with Apple Cider Reduction, Dijon and Pecans and Thank You, Readers!!!
Hi everyone! I want to wish you all a very happy new year! Thank you for sharing your time with me and Take Back the Kitchen. I am so grateful to have you as readers, and flattered that you spend even a few moments reading the blog and commenting here when I am sure you […]
Peanut Coconut Quinoa Salad with Baby Spinach and Cornbread Croutons and Helping Your Community (and mine) During the Holidays…
Hi everyone. I made this tasty treat of a dish for a friend’s party yesterday and it was a huge hit. Healthy food actually can taste good! There are some more obscure ingredients listed but I hope you won’t be deterred and will see it as a challenge-just ask at the supermarket. Also, please see […]
Potato Leek Soup-Thai Style and Please Don’t Discriminate Against Unattractive Produce
Hi everyone. What? The photo above? It’s a potato! What did you think it was? Oh, you’re so fresh! Anyway, I had all the ingredients for potato leek soup but I wanted something a tad different. Since peanuts and cilantro are Thai ingredients and they were on hand, I said what the hey.I hope you […]
Roasted Romanesco with Garlic and Lemon Buckwheat Noodles and Please Don’t Be Afraid
Hi everyone! Another demystifying vegetable post. The Broccoli Romanesco vegetable is weird looking but easy to cook with and quite tasty. Please don’t be intimidated. It truly is a freaky vegetable but , again, googling it helps you learn how to deal with it. I decided to roast it up and make a cream sauce […]
Pear Clove Butter and Fancy Everyday Foods with Melody Kettle and Alma!
Hi everyone! I know this is not a photo of my pear butter but I did make the pear butter with the lovely lady, Melody Kettle, above on her show Hot From The Kettle. Stay tuned for our video which she will have ready for us soon. Also, check out her website www.hotfromthekettle.com and see […]
Simple Roasted Root vegetables and Cooking For Vegan Guests…
Hi everyone! So, I had some friends over for lunch the other day and one was vegan. I gave a lot of thought to what I would be making, wanting to make certain that I could accommodate her eating needs. It was a bit stressful at first but then I realized that I eat and […]
Parsnip and Carrot Latkes and Beet and Yam Latkes
Hi everyone and Happy Chanukah to those who are celebrating. Why must so many holidays have such fattening and not-so-great-for-you foods? Whether you are Jewish, are a Jewish wannabee, are attending a friend’s house for Chanukah or need to make sure your kid’s school does not forget about the Jewish tradition so you have offered […]
Decadent Green Bean Casserole with Crispy Fried Onions and Save the Tradition!
Hi everyone. Before I begin, please know that the above photo is NOT MY PHOTO but I foolishly did not photograph my green bean casserole and wanted you to have a visual. I got this on line and it is Alton Brown’s photo.O.K., disclaimer is done. So, many of you have probably had the traditional […]
Pomegranate and Currant Salad and Make it Easy on Yourself
Hi everyone and happy post Thanksgiving. I hope yours was as nice as ours. I am very grateful for good friends and family, awesome food and much easier seeded pomegranate seeds that I purchased from Costco. What a time saving treat for a festive looking salad. If you can’t buy the seeds already taken out, […]