Recipes by Pestle Mortar (Page 5)

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	End of Summer Salad (not that summer actually ever started…) by Pestle Mortar End of Summer Salad (not that summer actually ever started…)September 4, 2009by HeatherIn an effort to get more comfortable in the kitchen, I try to take classes whenever I can. I don’t know that I’ve ever made one thing from any of the classes (aside…	2 votes 707 views
	Fall Plum Tart by Pestle Mortar Fall Plum TartSeptember 21, 2009by HeatherEven though I haven’t been in school for many many [many] years, September always feels like the start of the new year for me. I used to love getting all of my school supplies organized and ready, pack and repack my backpack and lay out my first day of school clothes (any wonder that I wasn’t…	2 votes 589 views
	Comfort Food 101 by Pestle Mortar Comfort Food 101September 30, 2009by HeatherEven though summer never really started, fall totally snuck up and scared me half to death. And I didn’t really expect it to pull up a chair and get comfy so quickly, you know? One day I’m in a cute sundress and flippies, the next I’m seeing 48 degrees on the weather channel. Give a girl…	2 votes 1086 views
	Food Challenge #1: Moe’s Mofongo by Pestle Mortar Food Challenge #1: Moe’s MofongoOctober 13, 2009by HeatherA friend from law school responded to our plea for things to make with a suggestion for mofongo. I will readily admit that I had to Google it, because I had never heard of it, let alone tasted it. I found out that it’s a traditional Puerto Rican dish made from fried plantains…	3 votes 1 review 1 comment 894 views
	Challenge #2: Heidi’s Creamless Cream of Mushroom Soup by Pestle Mortar Food Challenge #2: Heidi’s Creamless Cream of Mushroom SoupNovember 2, 2009by HeatherSo the last couple of weeks in Chicago have been cold (which we know makes me very sad). And I had a cold. So the last thing I wanted to do was cook or think about cooking, but I also wanted some comfort food, because I felt incredibly sorry for…	2 votes 1028 views
	Doughnut Holes by Pestle Mortar Doughnut HolesDecember 8, 2009by HeatherI’m always looking for new recipes to test and make part of my go-to list, which in reality means that I’m always finding recipes and filing them away and then making myself feel really guilty for not trying them. This was bad enough years ago when Food Network only showed Emeril Live and Ming…	2 votes 1433 views
	Anniversary Potato Salad by Pestle Mortar Anniversary Potato SaladNovember 17, 2009by HeatherA number of years ago today—I’d have to go into witness protection if I gave the actual number—my mother and aunt arrived in New York City from Jamaica. They were 11 and 9 years old and had been separated from their parents and brother for four years. My grandparents left one island…	1 vote 478 views
	Corn Goodness by Pestle Mortar Corn GoodnessNovember 23, 2009by HeatherSo Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. I love that there’s no pressure, no presents to buy, no songs to get sick of; it’s just about good food and family and friends and if you’re lucky lots of leftovers. I also love that you can make an entire meal out of the side dishes. Turkey and ham are…	1 vote 767 views
	Cornbread Stuffing by Pestle Mortar Cornbread StuffingNovember 25, 2009by HeatherWhen I was a kid I had an irrational fear of three things: being kidnapped, quicksand and being poisoned. The first two I blame on Scooby Doo and Bugs Bunny cartoons (no, seriously. Those dang kids in the Mystery Machine were always getting themselves in trouble and would wind up in some…	1 vote 571 views
	Black Bean Burritos by Pestle Mortar Black Bean BurritosDecember 3, 2009by HeatherIt’s been a long week, kids. I don’t know if it’s the let down after the excitement of having a four day weekend or the *&$^(#%^!@ bell ringers on every corner or the tourists stopping to ooh and ahh over traffic lights and jamming up the sidewalks, but I am seriously considering staying…	1 vote 585 views