When I saw the heads of red cabbage at the farmers market recently, images of pickled red cabbage danced in my head. It’s been eons since I’ve had pickled cabbage and I do so love making pickled veggies. (Those dilly beans!) This recipe isn’t the sweet variety of pickled cabbage (like you’d find jarred in…
Appetizers
Blistered Shishito Peppers with Lemon and Sea Salt
Sweet — well, usually sweet — shishito peppers are cooked in olive oil until blistered and served with lemon and sea salt. Several months ago, the invitation arrived to a dinner with Newbury Award-winning author Jack Gantos in Boston. It was a school night, a work night and four hours from where I live. I…
Mild Black Bean Salsa Recipe
Quick and easy to make, this Mild Black Bean Salsa recipe will please the whole family. On a cool summer evenings (they usually are cool here in Maine), a local community band assembles on a stage inside a blow-up shell and plays song after song after song for a big audience. On another summer evening,…
New on Maine Course: Dill Quick Pickles
Did you know that I write a weekly newspaper column for The Bangor Daily News called Maine Course? In this week’s column, I share a recipe for Dill Quick Pickles. Since 2014, I’ve written a weekly newspaper column about food and life for the Bangor Daily News. It’s called Maine Course (aptly named by my brother), and appears…
Mango Strawberry Salsa Recipe
A mild fruity salsa, perfect for summertime dipping, this Mango Strawberry Salsa recipe is quick, easy and fun. The field days have been played. The desks have been cleaned out … well, my daughter’s has at least. And the final tests have been taken. We’re on the cusp of summer vacation here, and I cannot…
Hummus Stuffed Mini Sweet Peppers Appetizer Recipe
These Hummus Stuffed Mini Sweet Peppers are a tasty, easy appetizer for enjoying anytime. This recipe and post is sponsored by Heluva Good! brand. All opinions are my own. Little plates. Trays of small bites. Platters of things to bite and dip. There are so many good reasons to set out a spread of appetizers. They’re…
How to Make Mini Pretzel Roll Bread Bowls
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Campbell’s Soup Company for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. Ever since my kids were babies, we’ve watched football together — whether it’s on Sunday, Monday or Thursday. But we have less time these days and football always seems to be priority ‘z’ in…
Loaded Mozzarella Sticks
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #BackYourSnack #CollectiveBias Recently I was challenged to share a favorite snack hack — a snack that’s easy to prepare and uses Farm Rich products. See, there’s a contest happening right now, now in its final round, and…
Baked Avocado Fries
Firm, ripe avocados are sliced, breaded and baked to crisp tenderness in this Baked Avocado Fries recipe. When Will was a toddler, he fell in love with the lyrical rhymes of Dr. Seuss. Over and over again, we’d read Green Eggs and Ham, One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish and The Cat in…
Spicy Rosemary Mixed Nuts
With just a few ingredients, Spicy Rosemary Mixed Nuts can become a holiday party favorite. This recipe was created for my client, Planters, but all opinions are my own. A few weeks ago, I received my first holiday party invitation. I’d be lying if I didn’t admit that the invite made me totally giddy with excitement….