Blog Title: Kate in the Kitchen

Food talk, delicious ramblings and the evocative fare of a passionate cook. Cooking and eating from the heart, recipe makeovers, food talk and pensive ramblings on life.

Zucchini Pear Bread

Can you stand one more post about zucchini or are you getting a bit tired of it yet? What do you do with those monster zucchinis- you know the ones- you painstakingly search your plants with a fine tooth comb and everything seems perfectly fine, then the next day you spy the huge behemoth under a read more..

Schooltime reflections

This is Griffin- my 14yo carnivore and now high school Freshman- here holding his 6-month old cousin Nina. I have never been one of those Moms who gets all weepy when school starts. While I will admit to some intense tugs at the heartstrings, the beginning of each new year is not a time for me read more..

Runaway Summer

I haven’t exactly been generous with the food posts recently, have I? Well there was that fantastic grilled bruschetta that I teased you with, then the fabulous black beans from heaven but now it’s August and the month is screaming past me with gloriously bright sunny days in a parade of endless reminders that summer read more..

Happy Anniversary Mike!

For six years I have been married to this man and every day I am so thankful and blessed to have him in my life. When I was younger and had dreams of marriage, I had no idea that one day those dreams would come true but they have because of him. Happy 6th Anniversary to read more..

Do you B.Y.O.B?

Most everyone knows what this acronym normally stands for, but recently, it took on a ‘Green’ mode and now stands for Bring Your Own Bag. They’re out there by the dozens those reusable bags- most everyone has one for sale with their name or logo on it or some catchy phrase about ‘being green’ and read more..

Better black beans?.and Huevos

No one needs to be told that eating legumes is good for you; and we all need our vegetables too, so what’s better than combining both these nutritional powerhouses? Legumes are loaded with soluble fiber, shown to help lower the ‘bad’ LDL cholesterol. Soluble fiber works in your digestive track to bind to bile acids produced read more..

Sorrow in the Blog World

The world of food blogs is an amazing one, and after two years of being part of it I can rightfully attest to the tight bonds formed among those with a passion for cooking and sharing their experiences. I haven’t been blessed with meeting too many bloggers in person, but I know that if I did, read more..

Bruschetta from the grill

Tell me….does the scent of onions on the grill make your mouth water? Have you ever grilled tomato slices before slipping them into your burger? If you love a good juicy summertime tomato, grab one that’s not yet so ripe and slice it thick, spread a little olive oil on it and sprinkle it with read more..

Dinnertime redux and a birthday greeting

All good recipes are little else but inspiration, right? Someone decided that a bunch in ingredients make a good thing when all scrambled together, it gets written down and something new is born. Recipes, to me, have always been one part guideline and the rest is an incentive to create something better. Rarely do read more..

Simple Stuffed Peppers

I love having food in my fridge. I realize that it’s a pretty simple thing, but I often think that way too many people take it for granted. We live in a society where it is nothing short of ridiculous abundance; whatever we need is often within our reach, especially an ever-widening array of amazing read more..