Hi friends! Have you jumped on "The Bowl" bandwagon yet? I'm sure you've seen the beautiful pictures of breakfast bowls all over Instagram, Facebook and Pinterest. They look delicious, but I have no clue how to put one together. Thankfully, James Beard award-winning food writer Carolynn Carreno brings these one-dish…
Hi friends! I've been writing and sharing canning recipes for my blog, but I've never really shared HOW to can things. Let's fix that! Here's an Easy Canning 101 Primer, as it were. Canning is a fun, economical way to preserve foods, from jams and jellies (my favorites) to pickles,…
Happy Blogiversary to My Imperfect Kitchen! Hi friends! Six years ago this week, I started this blog. Six years? Wow..... it's been a wild and crazy adventure! Here's my very first post: Food Memories I didn't even know how to put pictures into posts when I began. I didn't know…
Hi friends! This food blogging journey has provided opportunities I never thought would be possible. One of the biggest blessings has been attending media events at Melissa's Produce. I've met many of my culinary heroes there. Most recently, this includes Chef Jet Tila, who was promoting his first cookbook "101…
Hi friends! Do you remember this guy and his penchant for stealing picnic baskets? Poor Ranger Smith, always trying to keep Yogi from having the perfect picnic. Or should I say the perfect "Pic - A - Nic" basket? While Spring and Summer seem to be favorites for picnics, there…
Hi friends! Yesterday I shared those amazing Spicy Hatch Chile Chips and today, I'm sharing a Hatch Chile Steak Sandwich! You need a sandwich to go with your chips, right? All the YUMS are happening in this Hatch Chile Steak Sandwich. Toasted bread. Beautiful strips of steak, marinated in Hatch…
Hi friends! During the hot months of summer, for a few short weeks, appearing alongside juicy peaches and colorful heirloom tomatoes are bright green Hatch chiles from New Mexico. Hatch chiles are grown exclusively in the Mesilla Valley of New Mexico. The self-proclaimed "Chile Capital of the World" has the…
Hi friends! I had the best time at the OC Fair on Friday. Mediterranean Farro Salad was on the menu, along with savory Roasted Zucchini Butter! Man, oh, man! I wish I could have taken all of you with me, sat you down in the front row and shared every…
Hi friends! Today, I'm sharing a simple, flavorful way to use your extra garden zucchini in a new and unusual way - Roasted Zucchini Butter! There are only five ingredients and while it does take a bit of time to roast the Zucchini, it's worth it! Don't let the simplicity…
Hi friends! Did the title of this post scare you a little? A vegan cookbook? To be perfectly honest, it scared me a little bit. Ok, perhaps more than a little bit. I've toyed with the idea of eating a more plant-based diet. Vegetarian only means more salads, right? Well,…