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 You can do this on a grill or over a gas burner with a grill basket. I did the latter. I also spread a sheet of aluminum foil around the burner to catch any drips. It is not strictly necessary, but it helps with the clean up. It had never really occurred to me to use this grill pan indoors. I may be ruining it. But I got tired of my peppers dropping off of the grates of my stove top. When I multi-task inappropriately in the kitchen, I like for my burning vegetables to burn evenly and not drop into the flame. You really need to let the pan cool down after using it or use mitts. I’m not sure but I’m guessing the makers of these weren’t envisioning them being used on a stove top, but who knows?
…Continue reading Grilled Red Pepper Salsa
 It is my birthday. I am forty-one today. The Meaning of Pie is two today. One of the wonders of the last two years, and there have been many, is that I decided to grow a garden. “Why did it take so long?” I have often wondered to myself, and then within seconds the self-deprecating voice in my head says things like, “because at first you didn’t care to stand still, and then you were exhausted.” But gardening is not exactly something that takes a great deal of effort, or time. I believed that it was going to be an undertaking. I believed that it would be a huge project and my head, so full of diapers and school applications, couldn’t handle another thing. What I wished I had known is that it takes only a modicum of effort, and the effort becomes addictive. I wish I had known that the undertaking was only as big as one wants it to be. What I didn’t understand is that if you have one plant in one pot, you have started gardening. You are officially a success.
…Continue reading A Bit of Earth :: A Kitchen Potager
 This is not a revelation. It is a baked potato.
However, for those who are devoted to the simple spud, this is a good thing to know. I love a simple baked potato. Simple…well, I mean piled up with butter, cheese, bacon and sour cream. But, I am often surprised at how mediocre a baked potato can be. In fact, I had a baked potato in Dallas recently for which I paid good money from a vendor who had no excuse to not offer a superior potato experience, and it was just depressing.
So, just in case you love them as much as I do, I want to share this simple baking method. One of my favorite baked potatoes is at a different local joint and their potatoes are wonderful because they are crusted in salt.
…Continue reading Roasted & Salted Baked Potatoes
 I have been hearing about the Downtown Arlington Farmers Market for a while and since the market season in North Texas is in full and glorious swing, I thought it was time to take a look myself. The impetus for my little road trip was that I saw a post on facebook that announced that they were open on Fridays. Joy! I wanted to get out and take some photos and go to lunch so I gave myself a small road trip as a gift. I forgot that Arlington is something of a haul. However, I was pleased when I arrived and found a dedicated building and a vendor tent set up out front. Like one of my other Dallas favorites, Celebration Market, this strikes me as a great neighborhood market. It is a perfect little resource for Arlington.
…Continue reading The Downtown Arlington Farmers Market
 If I could find a way to make doing laundry about farting, my children would do the laundry and guffaw the entire time. I would never have to do another load myself. If unloading the dishwasher could be reasonably linked with space ships or ninjas, it would be gleefully done by my children, too. Hence, when I spied my bedraggled kale plant that was about to bloom out, and wanted to feed it to my children in smoothie form, I knew that if I didn’t find an appropriate “hook” I would be up a creek with a gallon of green health food. Turning my mind to the master of selling green things, the name “Seuss Juice” popped into my head. Lo and behold, two children sat at my dining room table and guzzled 12 ounces each of drink made with over two packed cups of chopped kale.
My children aren’t stupid. They then asked me to tell them what was in it and I did. But the heavy lifting was complete and they were hooked. We have had kale smoothies every day since. I know that kale seems to be becoming a bit cliché. However, I think that it will have longevity because it is inexpensive, easy to grow, packed with vitamins, and good. So perhaps it isn’t so much cliché as getting its well deserved due.
…Continue reading Kale Smoothie a.k.a. “Seuss Juice”
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My name is Kelly. I am a mom and a wife. I am also a lawyer but I find kids to be more fun than clients. And they tell better knock knock jokes. Welcome to my kitchen.
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