Category: Kitchen Hive
Every Tuesday morning there’s something new—food, libations and sometimes a story. From cool cocktails, to rustic desserts to easy seafood—the search through old and new community cookbooks and the old classic standbys that sit in tatters on our kitchen shelves. Enjoy!
Too much coffee tea
I don’t know why people think that I like mint tea. Sure, I cook with mint. I like to accidentally step on it in someone’s garden and feel it hit my nose with a slap. But tea? Meh. It’s so plain... Read More
Give one, keep one
It’s that time of year again. When you go shopping for others, but see a million things you’d like for yourself. Let’s face it, we don’t really look as much or as deeply at ... Read More
Maureen’s Famous Veggie Chili
Now that the days are getting shorter and the times are getting spookier, I crave something more than a salad. I also crave some extra cheerfulness. Nothing says cheery AND spooky like a pumpkin carvi... Read More
Need to upgrade your kitchen tools?
The last round of kitchen tools included my absolute bare bones essentials. I realized that I forgot not one but two of the most important tools in my kitchen!! Since I use a lot of lemons (and someti... Read More
Too Much Arugula Rescue Pesto
My friend Tina has a country house in the middle of the woods in Northern Pennsylvania. It is a wonderful secluded place, with pretty much no services in shouting distance. Whenever we go up for an es... Read More
Fall Arugula Salad
Arugula is one of the only reliably tasty year-round salad greens that exists. I’m sure they grow it in some warehouse in Jersey, but I don’t care. It’s always there when I’m craving a salad. ... Read More
Fall veggies! Roasted Butternut Squash
If you, like me, love roasted veggies but have either ended up with petrified pieces or greasy slop when you’ve tried to do this at home, rejoice. There is a way!!! I’ve studied my friend, Michael... Read More
Egyptian inspired chicken
Quite honestly, the only thing Egyptian about this recipe is the cardamom. Perhaps also the chicken. They eat a lot of chicken in Egypt, many of them grown in people’s backyards or their apartments,... Read More