Rhubarb Custard Tart

I love a tangy rhubarb pie! However, a full-size pie is just about too big for our small family.

Ella’s Outlaw Kumquat Marmalade

  I’ve never met Ella.  She is an in-law of my in-laws.  Does that make her an outlaw? Regardless, she is the sweetest person, and she made it known on Facebook that she was in possession of a bodacious amount of kumquats at her home in Florida, just hanging on the tree waiting to drop…

Broth Diary 2015

The penultimate post about broth where I finally figure out what I’m doing.

I8% Italian Biscotti

(1985 from Mom) My mom just received her DNA results.  We had all assumed that she was 100% German.  Imagine our surprise to find that she is 18% Italian.  No wonder these biscotti are so good. My mother makes the best biscotti.  She started making this in the 80’s, so this is not an historic…

Kit’s Jambalaya

  2 T olive oil   3 T butter 1 T  Cajun spice (or Emeril’s) 1 C long grain rice (uncooked)  ½ C chopped onion 1 T minced garlic 2 cans Rotel tomatoes 2 C chicken broth 1 C V8 (2 small cans)  or Snappy Tom ½ to 1 C fresh or frozen, sliced okra (No okra?…

Pho to Go: Shrimp

Mom creates a shrimp and veggie pho for college son working on salmon boat. Inconceivable!