Roasted Duck with Root Vegetables & Spaghetti Squash (aka Christmas Dinner)
So that big, glorious, hunk of meat duck we bought for Christmas dinner? We roasted him up and couldn’t have been more thrilled with the results.

So that big, glorious, hunk of meat duck we bought for Christmas dinner? We roasted him up and couldn’t have been more thrilled with the results.

As the weather continues to turn cooler, I’ve been finding myself craving soup more and more. I had an abundance of kale, a rutabaga and some good sausage. I could think of nothing better to do with it than make a soup.
This is another spot that we love so much, it needs another post.
Weekday breakfasts consist usually of cereal and if we’re really lucky and running on time, a piece of toast. Weekends, therefore, call for something a bit more luxurious.
I’ve been addicted to making stock. Once I realized how ridiculously simple it was and how it tasted oh, about a thousand times better than the stuff in the box, I can’t stop. Our freezer is half full of gallon zip-lock bags of frozen chicken stock, lined up like little books on a shelf. Josh has banned me from making any more until I use some of it up. Thank the Lord it’s fall!
Josh and I dug up a plot in our back yard for a garden! Piles of sod here… goodbye lawn. Read more…
This week in our CSA box, we received a leek. I’ve never cooked with a leek. I don’t know why, I just never really knew what to do with it, so I never bought it at the market. And now that one was given to me, I figured I’d better find a recipe worthy of celebrating such an occasion. Read more…
I was looking for something creative and impressive to bring to a holiday dinner, and knew my food-hero, Bitten, would come through. When I found this recipe for Savory Pumpkin Pie I knew I found just the right thing. Read more…
I love Spanikopita. Josh hates spinach. What’s a girl to do? We stumbled upon Hirotiropita, a variation of Spanikopita but made with shredded pork and veggies… that got me thinking. So what did I do? Take a great dish, tear it all apart and make it my own of course! Read more…