Jacky Hackett: Cooking, eating, reading, riding my bike that goes nowhere — living my best porch life.
A dinner that everyone in my house can agree on, is one served family style. Our favorite is Greek pita sandwiches. Bear with me, I’ll get there. But first let’s talk cheese, specifically homemade labneh. Labneh is a tangy cheese made from Greek yogurt. Similar in taste to cream cheese or goat cheese but with…
We are wrapping up a balmy 50° winter weekend. It was like pea soup out there tonight. But of course we’ll be back to freezing in a few days. Sharing this soup that I make back when the weather was what we refer to in these parts as Chiberia. This soup will stick to your…
Three day weekends are the best! After the hustle of the holidays I was well prepped to do a whole lotta nothing. Just completing on of my most unproductive weekends on records. Unless putting a dent in my Netflix queue is considered productive. I really enjoyed My Next Guest with David Letterman. The interview with…
My simple syrup making goes way back. Back to the days of helping my mom grocery shop, only to have first dibs on the food as it came in the house. In a house of eight people, the food didn’t last long. On grocery day we lived like kings, not so much by the end…
There is nothing the like the hustle and bustle of the holidays to such the joy out of the season. Whoever said it is the most wonderful time of the year wasn’t in charge of getting anything done. My to-do list is always a mile long and time is always short. Making time to enjoy…
Turns out a I like peanuts, or more specifically peanut sauce. Quinoa, not so much, that I just tolerate. It is pain to make and besides it always gets stuck in my teeth. I made an exception in order to try this recipe and it paid off, delicious and no quinoa in my teeth. I…
Any time I am looking to make soup I look no further than The Daily Soup Cookbook. I’ve made a good number of the recipes in the nearly twenty years that I have had the book. It is actually in sad shape, the spine is pretty messed up. This recipe caught my eye this weekend…
My love of cauliflower is well documented. And while I normally prefer it roasted, this salad is a great way to enjoy it in the summer when you dread cranking up the oven. Marinated Cauliflower Salad Author: Jacky Hackett Prep time: 10 mins Total time: 10 mins Serves: 8 Ingredients 1 head of cauliflower…
The radishes were another gorgeous item we saw at the farmers market this past weekend. When we walked past this bunch on the table the 8 year-old said “I want some of those”. Of course, I had to grab a bunch to take home. Such beauties. Knowing radishes have a bite, I didn’t want that…
I finally made it to the farmers market, everything was G O R G E O U S! The colors were so vibrant. Must be all the rain. Look at this rhubarb, amazing. I love the pink with white polka dots. It was a steamy day so I stuck to fruits and veggies that didn’t…