1 May 2017
Fermentation for Breakfast
Fermentation isn’t just for veggies, fermentation for breakfast can be a tasty treat. When I was a kid my mom used to make beer waffles. I don’t know where she (...)
17 April 2017
How Many Knives Do You Need?
Knives, good ones, can be very pricey, but how many knives do you need? And do you need to most expensive ones? I have seven, but I use only four, three (...)
8 November 2016
Election Day Soup
It’s election day and I live in a state without early voting, so everyone who is going to vote is doing it today. Like many Americans (and others who worry (...)
31 August 2015
Tomato jam recipe for summer canning
I spent most of Saturday slaving over a hot stove, and much of Saturday evening cleaning up from the mess I made after a day of canning. Based on the state of (...)
12 August 2015
Bought Caponata
I am a little ashamed and need to unburden myself; I bought caponata, in a jar. I can make it, I have made it, in fact I’ve posted a recipe for it on this (...)
17 July 2015
Crab cakes recipe perfect for summer
It’s summer and crab cakes are an iconic summer dish, so off I went to buy some crabmeat and share the recipe with you. The first store I went to had crab in a (...)
5 June 2015
Year Three Mushroom Spread
Today I begin year three of The Chef’s Last Diet. When I began writing I had big dreams of what this blog would become. I imagined thousands, not dozens of (...)
22 May 2015
Roasted Tomatoes
Roasted tomatoes are as beautiful as they are delicious, and you can put them into almost anything. If you are lucky enough to have a garden with sun (sadly I (...)
6 April 2015
Good Morning Coffee Cake
Any morning can be a good morning if you add a freshly baked coffee cake! As much as I love coffee cake I am new to making them, but this one was so easy I may (...)