The Yellow Apron

I was going to have a Mexican night because they're easy and I wasn't going to have time to cook something elaborate.  It was either...

Everyone processes grief in their own way.  Fortunately, I tend to take on constructive or creative projects.  When my mom died, I started t...

I turned around the container of French's crispy fried onions.  There are actually three recipes on the back.  Only the green bean casse...

I really enjoyed the Mediterranean bean stews, and decided to branch out with something of my own creation.  I bought dried lima beans, whic...

While it's still winter in most of the Northern Hemisphere, my area is past its average last frost date.  We didn't frost at all thi...

I decided to make arayes again.  Because lamb is a bit greasy, I wanted a crunchy and tangy salad to go with it.  After studying several re...

Shell shock is taking on a new meaning these days.  $9 per dozen, or 75¢ per egg.  Eggs were always the affordable animal protein, and I go ...

I got out my new dividers for sheet pan meals and had fun, but then I needed a protein to go with all those roasted vegetables.  I wasn'...

Let's go back to the part that I was the weird kid who liked lima beans.  My mom used to serve the frozen succotash once in a while, and...

These are sort of pupusas , but with way more beans than there should be in them.  I made a half batch of masa and added twice as many beans...