Christiana Aretta writes a journal about food, photography, & toys.

Recipes

A simple, quick potato side dish.

Set down a spell and help yourself to a burger… why, yes, that is the sound of banjos you hear far off in the distance…

Purists, beware: This recipe involves using stuff in a can.

If apple pie is made of apples and cherry pie is made of cherries, what exactly is cottage pie made of?

Is it just me or is cookie batter a visual metaphor for racial harmony? Dark chocolate, white flour, red honey, yellow ginger, brown sugar all coming together. To be eaten. #zombiehumor

Eggplant a-go go.

Been tongue-blistering, face-melting, sweat-inducing spicy food? Look no further!

Kale – the winter green that everyone agrees is easy to grow but no one really has an idea what to do with.

Today’s post is a guest post from Wayne Moses Burke, Executive Director of the Open Forum Foundation and self-confessed spicy-food addict.

Apologies in advance for the less than appetizing photo: black beans are really hard to photograph.