get your yummy back

We are SO CLOSE to having a brand new amazing kitchen. I have been without a kitchen at home since April due to our renovation and without an oven or stove at home since LAST October when we bought this house. Yep – almost a year! Thanks to the generosity of neighbors, my barbecue and a portable electric burner, I’ve been able to maintain appearances. As you might suspect, I am dreaming ahead of what I will do in my glorious kitchen in a matter of weeks…

For starters, I will make this Whole Lemon Tart, which is quite simple and a huge hit. I’ve been making it for years and really miss it. I also miss some of my favorite comfort foods – Green Chile Pork Posole, Chunky Chicken-Barley Soup and Turkey Meatballs with Pesto. I also can’t wait to test some new recipes, including Butternut Squash and Cornbread Stuffing Muffins, which seem like savory little bread puddings, this Apple Muesli, and a Pear-and-Fig Pie-in-a-Jar which would be a fun hostess gift for the holidays. I am torturing myself right now.

Of course, I always look for ways to make recipes more healthy, using high quality, natural ingredients from my pantry. In fact, I am planning a cooking class for November based on this article I wrote about holiday meals made healthy because believe it or not, that madness is just around the corner…and I’ll be ready!