Shiny Cooking is all about delicious, mostly vegetarian recipes that use whole grains, natural foods, local foods, and fresh food from the garden, with an emphasis on heirloom (non-hybrid) variety seed stock. Check the "about" page for more about me, and subscribe now to the RSS feed to get automatic updates.
October 4, 2009 in main course, sandwiches, shameless plug • 3 comments
Neat, this made Foodie Views of the day! They gave me a pretty button to go with it: foodie_views_link_url = ‘http://shinycooking.com/basil-garlic-mayonnaise-blt’;
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Have I ever mentioned that the last thing I gave up when going vegetarian was bacon? Beef: I never liked it anyway. Nearly the same with chicken. Fish: next to last. I like me some [...]
August 31, 2009 in 100 calorie snack, appetizers, gluten-free, vegetarian • 3 comments
Want an easy, colorful, summery, fancy-schmancy looking appetizer to serve guests? These little fellas fit the bill, the bright crunch of juicy tomato mingling with sweet basil and fresh mozzarella, all drizzled with balsamic vinaigrette.
There. The food porn description is out of the way.
We threw a surprise party for Mom Saturday. As I apparently [...]
August 15, 2009 in garden porn • 6 comments
Hell yeah. Time to inaugurate the “tomato” tag.
I’d go on about heirlooms and brandywines and tell cute little stories involving one of my grandmas, or, if it were of special import requiring massive genetic support, both grandmas.
