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 My rhubarb plant is going crazy, and it’s all I can do to use it or lose it! If you have a rhubarb plant in your backyard, you know that those large leaves are hiding a deliciously tangy stalk underneath that is the sure sign of the first harvest of spring. Here are a couple [...] Keep reading Rhubarb- it can be sweet, and it can be savory  My pal Alice~ what a gift! She is full of great ideas and has an eye for the tantalizingly unusual that may spin off into a great new invention. She posted a pic of some rendered bacon fat for sale at a local eatery, packaged in a cute little tin- and solicited ideas on how [...] Keep reading Jenny’s Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies  Hi everybody! What a gorgeous day~ the sunshine and brightness of the new leaves and green green grass inspire me to put some creativity into my cooking. Whenever I’m talking to people about my passion for cooking and putting some fun into the kitchen, I always ask “What are you hungry for? What are you [...] Keep reading What’s Cooking in the Catalyst Cooks Kitchen- week of 5/1  Note to self: the week after Easter and Passover, you can find great deals on ham, turkey and brisket! I indulged and purchased a whole turkey at the Wedge Coop~ raised by Larry Schultz. For those of you that host Thanksgiving, you know that $1.99/lb is not the best deal for a turkey… but I’ll [...] Keep reading What’s Cooking in the Catalyst Cooks Kitchen 4/18 I awoke to find my favorite kind of message in my inbox: Hi darling, I’m craving that pulled pork peanut butter thai crockpot dinner thing you made for Mom and Dad once…and made for G and me at your house,too. Could you send me the recipe, please? -Amy This means: I made something memorable! Not [...] Keep reading Thai Pork Stew Recipe  This week in the Catalyst Cooks Kitchen, we’ve got some fun food goin’ on. We’ve gone from 85 degrees in March to 55 in April, and as an homage to the bipolar seasons, my menu choices this week reflect warm comfort soup as well as hopeful and more ambitious spring flavors (carrot and kumquat.) There [...] Keep reading Philly and Farro and Fennel… oh my! The kitchen (and grill, for the first time this season) has been buzzing! Want to hear what’s been cooking in my kitchen this week? Well, I got my Cooking Light April magazine last week and decided to comb it for seasonal recipes. I never follow recipes exactly anymore- but I did choose three to modify. [...] Keep reading What’s Cooking in the Kitchen this week 3/21  When I think about the people that have observed my crazy adult self unfold over the past 20 years, you might be surprised when I tell you that my financial adviser Craig has just about seen it all: 20s/30s/40s, 6 jobs, 2 houses, a couple serious men in my life and a midlife career change. [...] Keep reading Finances and Food- the post about what cookware every home cook should have  Are you busy? No time to cook? Why not make it easy on yourself (and cheaper than going out, too!) Here’s a quick recipe that take just a little bit of planning and delivers a lot of goodness to your soup bowl. Using dried beans saves money (and they take up less space [...] Keep reading Ham & Navy Bean Soup Hey! Day after the big website launch and I’m back to cooking. Am I the only one out there who scratches my head wondering what I should cook for dinner tonight? Sister Molly called Monday wondering if I was free to have dinner with Dad Tuesday (yesterday). I paused a moment wondering if I’d be [...] Keep reading Family Dinner |      |
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