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Sweet, Sweet Peas
Growing up, I never liked sweet peas. In fact, they kinda made me gag. Instinctively, I knew there was something remarkably wrong about the sweetness, and slippery texture canned so thoughtfully by the Green Giant. The flavor is what I imagine propane gas tastes like. I was content to spend my adult life pretending they didn’t exist. I shared this fact with a college friend and she seemed stunned and appalled by my declaration. “You don’t like sweet peas?!” she yelped. You’d think I told her I was going to shave all my hair off and eat that instead. Excitedly and determined, she started to prepare a can just for…
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P is for Peas, Pork
Like most women, I’m watching my weight. Translation: I’m watching it hover at an unsightly number on the scale, but have no intention of giving up the sweet joy of baked goods. However, I did manage to lay off the carbs for a few weeks. My dinners were strictly meat and veggie-ish. The highlight of those 14-21 days was this beauty. My “succotash” contained butter peas and white corn with onions all tossed in an herb-laden compound butter. The pork chops were smoky, tender and moist. I confess that I ate about 3 servings that night. Don’t judge. The pork.1. Use Paprika, garlic powder and salt to make a spice rub,…
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LiD-isms
Some of my random, but useful, thoughts about cooking….“to taste” as in “season to taste” I use this a lot because I don’t really measure. I just taste as I go. Most of my recipes have this terminology in them so I figured I’d expand on what I mean. Simply put, when all else fails, taste prevails. KISSthis isn’t an original thought, but it’s true of most things. KISS is an acronym for keep it simple silly. Salt and pepper go a long way, not many dishes need an abundance of spices and when you begin using too many you could have a flavor clash. So start simple. My holy trinity for…
