Mother's Kitchen

When I first graduated from college, I befriended an engineer named Irene who worked on my floor.  Looking back on it now, I can see how in ...

My town is known for it's "progressive leanings".    We're known for our art fair and our hash bash and the $5 ticket f...

It's not the heat, it's the humidity. The thing about Michigan is that it is always humid here, since we are surrounded by the Gr...

You know what they say don't you?  "When life gives you lemons, make lemonade".  Well, today, I needed a little something mor...

July's challenge is basil - fresh, dried, however you have it, use it!     Please post your recipe on your blog anytime from July 9 - Ju...

artic garden studio Wow!  Nicole's rhubarb mojitos sure look fetching!  Make sure to drink them before they fade. dog hill kitchen ...

Mint is supposed to be invasive.   I can remember as a kid having one whole corner of our backyard covered in mint, and we'd make mint t...

Even though this is the Spice Rack Challenge, we often have herbs in our spice rack.  So this month, the challenge ingredient is mint.  Feel...

It is said that February is the cruelest month, but I think it's actually May.  For me, it's always the busiest month of the year.  ...

What’s on your nightstand? Besides the usual suspects of alarm clock, TV clicker and lamp that most people have, I also have piles of readin...

Most people don't know about coriander, which is the seed of cilantro.  I've got a jar of ground coriander kicking around in my spi...

We had a small turnout for this month's challenge - as it turns out, many people don't like dill.  Who knew!  But I saw that lots of...

I have had a jar of dill weed lurking in my spice cabinet for years, and while ago I took note of this recipe because I am always on the pro...

Dill from "To Kill a Mockingbird"  They say April showers bring May flowers, but here in Michigan it's likely to be snow...

A total of 20 of us turned out for cardamom this month, include a couple of cardamom newbies.  Check it out: prospect: the pantry Lovely ...

For this month's challenge, I tried a recipe for a Finnish cardamom bread called "Pulla".  It is a sweet eggy bread, similar t...

According to my favorite purveyors of spices, Penzeys , here is some information about this month's spice -Cardamom: An extremely fl...

Did the groundhog see his shadow this month?  Who knows, because we were freaking out about Snowmageddon .   The snow didn't stop the su...

Yes, citrus is in season right now, but I always have a jar of dried orange peel on my shelf for when it isn't.  For this month's...

When ohbriggsy suggested citrus, I thought, why not?  Tis the season for fresh....  Dried citrus rinds and preserved citrus have long be...