Blog Posts

  • Hawkeye Sloppy Joes

    Hawkeye Sloppy Joes

    My friend Marcy shared this sloppy joe recipe with me.  She made it one time when we visited her lovely home in Iowa.  She prepared it with her typical midwestern laissez-faire elegance. Iowans are no-nonsense, quick and efficient in their movements.  I think it’s something about growing up in a farming community. I watched her…

  • Carne con Papas

    Carne con Papas

    I’m going to start off by blog with one of my favorite recipes.  This recipe is from my beloved mother.  She prepared it with such ease and grace.  The end result was always love – always lots of love. I can still smell meat browning and hear it sizzling in her giant cast aluminum caldero…