Smith Bites: Food That Connects Us

GLUTEN-FREE BANANA CREAM PIE WITH MACADAMIA PRALINE

April 15, 2013

When The Professor and I spend an entire day in the kitchen testing recipes or doing what we call ‘batch cooking’ where we make dishes ahead, we play a game called ‘Kitchen Jenga’ – or ‘how high can we pile dishes in the drainer before one of us pulls out a single piece and everything [...]

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SOPA DE LIMA

April 1, 2013

I’d say I’ve been pretty lucky in the food-allergy department; in fact, I’d say that I’ve enjoyed being able to experience whatever foods were on the table for most of my life. I’m not sure if it’s because more people have food allergies or if I’m simply more aware – but the statistics of folks [...]

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GLUTEN-FREE HOT CROSS BUNS

March 27, 2013

There’s a new man in my life. These past several months while The Professor lay sleeping beside me, I’ve been snuggled up with Thomas Keller – well not literally, but I have been snuggled up with his latest book, Bouchon.

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HOW TO MAKE GUACAMOLE

March 20, 2013

I won’t swear to this but I don’t believe I experienced the buttery goodness of an avocado until my family made the move to Arizona when I was 13. Because back in the day, (a) ‘seasonal’ really did mean seasonal – as in, if it’s not in season in my hometown, it’s not on the [...]

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SWEET POTATO FRITATTA W/CHORIZO & OLIVES

March 12, 2013

Musical pairing – Home by Phillip Phillips I am so. over. winter. No really, I am. This from someone who embraces each season, relishing the changes in the landscape, giddy over puffy, white clouds and bright blue skies as well as lover of rain clouds, fall leaves and the first snow . . . all within [...]

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FENNEL SALAD WITH PRESERVED MEYER LEMONS

February 26, 2013

Musical pairing – Summertime by Renee Olstead The Professor has left for campus, the house is quiet except for the hum of the humidifier and the occasional mew of a cat; a mix of sleet, rain and snow tumble from the cloudy, gray skies as a fickle Mother Nature straddles the weather fence in deciding which [...]

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PRESERVED MEYER LEMONS

February 19, 2013

The Professor and I are in the midst of a minor bathroom renovation at the moment; thank goodness it’s a teeny half-bath in the Master bedroom because the plumbing and wiring in a house that is nearly 100 years old is enough to give both of us heart palpitations and make our eyes cross – [...]

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BEEF STEW WITH HORSERADISH SMASHED POTATOES

February 7, 2013

It’s mid-winter and while we’ve had one really good snow this season, as I look out my windows today, I see brown grass and bare trees – it all melted when the rains came whipping through a few weekends back. We’ve had a few additional days of snow but nothing really major and the local [...]

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GLUTEN-FREE TRIPLE-THREAT CHOCOLATE SQUARES

February 4, 2013

Januarys can be rather dull; while September ushers in bushels of apples, cider and doughnuts, October pays homage to the pumpkin. November we plan menus around family and turkeys (albeit there are times when one cannot make a distinction between the two) and December conversations center around words like: ho-ho-ho, hanukkah, cookie, celebration, party, gifts [...]

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KIMCHI BRUSSEL SPROUTS

January 24, 2013

Oh Kimchi, where have you been all my life??! Living in the Midwest doesn’t allow for many ‘international’ choices on the food front; and even though I spent most of my early years on the West Coast, I have to admit Kimchi was no where on my radar – the pungent odor can be off-putting and [...]

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PARMESAN-PINK PEPPERCORN CRISPS

January 22, 2013

While I love a great pastry for breakfast and occasionally dessert, when it comes to snacks, I tend to land on the side of salty. And while there are a plethora of cookbooks on the market for all things sugary and sweet, the field is much smaller when it comes to savory. Salty Snacks by [...]

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