Sarah Christine Bolton
Apricot Bread (Who Would Have Guessed?)
Recently, I was in a small grocery store, picking up a few items, when suddenly a craving hit me. All I wanted was dried fruit, dried fruit of any kind. I would have accepted pretty much anything at that...
Ethiopian Dining Was a Gas
Considering that our backgrounds in food are complete opposites, my husband and I somehow find ways to meet in the middle. If not, we will just cook our own dinner, with him piling on the meat and hot...
Spaghetti: Masculine Refuge
Guys love spaghetti. It’s a proven fact. At least, I think it’s a proven fact. The guys in my life have certainly seemed to support that statement.
It started with my brother. Whenever it was time...
Earth Day Eats
One of my coworkers refers to me as the “hippie” of the office, mostly because I am from California and eat strange things like tofu and bok choy. I do eat healthy (although I don’t think that qualifies...
These New Crockpots Are Hot . . . Literally
Almost ten years ago, my mom’s crockpot was a much-used item in our kitchen. With four kids, a small farm, and my dad’s business, she had very little time to cook. I remember her throwing a whole chicken,...
Winging It: Making Crockpot Buffalo Wings
Growing up, the only experience I had with chicken wings were the ones covered with feathers that belonged to the small population of egg-laying hens on our Montana farm.
Once in a while, we raised...
Oh My Sweet!
Sweet potatoes were probably one of the first foods I ever ate. I even remember (at least I think I remember!) little jars of baby food that were pureed sweet potato. It was probably what my mom was feeding...
If Nothing Else, Don't Be Late For Easter Brunch
Daylight savings time is a great idea. It saves electricity by extending the possible daylight hours. Great idea. Except when the spring daylight savings time falls on Easter. That is not such a great...
Party Like the Irish on St. Patrick's Day
When I was growing up, St. Patrick’s Day in my family was a really big deal. We are one-quarter Irish, but on March 17, the other three-quarters just got lost in the mayhem.
There was always a party....
Waking Up To Breakfast
Ah, Breakfast, you beautiful beacon of sustenance and motivation. I am personally a huge fan of breakfast. I’m hungry almost as soon as I wake up and if I don’t get breakfast (and that doesn’t happen...
Drumming Up Some Chicken Memories
Chicken has been a very important part of my life from a young age. However, I’m not just talking about cooked chicken. No, I’m talking about the very alive, very annoying, real chickens that were...
Politically Correct Osso Buco
Substituting is a big part of my cooking experience. When I was growing up, I often cooked for my parents and three siblings. Every one of them had various allergies, likes/dislikes, etc., that required...
How About Some Mid-Winter BBQ?
One dark, cold night last week, I came home from being at work too late, and as I climbed the stairs to my third floor apartment (who had the brilliant idea to have a third floor apartment, anyway?), I...
Vegetarian Tacos, with Some Meat for Good Measure
When I was growing up, no taco night was complete without a giant bowl of soft avocado, mashed together with onions, tomatoes, and cilantro and surrounded by crunchy white corn chips. Meant only as an...
Southern Washday Sustenance
I first visited New Orleans during fall break from my sophomore year at Belhaven College, in Jackson, Mississippi. I had come to Jackson from California just a few weeks before, and was definitely still...
The Crock Pot Candy Dish
During that lazy week in between Christmas and New Year’s, my husband, sister, and I went to the zoo. My husband kept lamenting that he couldn’t throw Skittles into the lion cage; I had to keep steering...