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

Posts Tagged ‘summer’

The first pod has been deployed and is growing at a rather non-alarming rate. Hopefully it won’t be ripe until I find a recipe for Facehugger Baba Ghannoush.

“I know a bank where the wild thyme blows, Where oxlips and the nodding violet grows, Quite over-canopied with luscious woodbine, With sweet must-roses, and with eglantine.”
– William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Mac-n-cheese cupcakes, potato salad, green bean casserole, marshmallow fruit salad, jello molds, 7-layer bars, and more hotdogs wrapped in a bacon than you can shake a fork at.

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

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.

The weather’s cooling off, the breeze is picking up and everything is just peachy.

7 ingredients + 2 tiny baking dishes + 45 minutes = simple, delicious summer dessert. (Or breakfast, or snack, or just because…)

It may be 38° C outside but I’ve got visions of winter veggies dancing through my head.

Little. Shriveled. Tasty.