The Bunny Box

I have a thing for spicy. Not a HUGE thing. But I like my food to have some kick. For this reason, about once a year, I buy a small container of green Schug, a Middle-Eastern hot pepper dip.  I use it sparingly to add that certain something to various foods, including eggs, sandwiches, chummus...just about anything. Last week, I was walking through the produce aisle and noticed a package of bright red, flawless hot peppers...for $1.  I had no clue what I would use them for, but I bought them. Then on Friday, I thought, "Schug!  Yay!" This schug recipe comes out spicy, but not TOO spicy.  It's flavorful, but with that certain kick you look for in a hot pepper sauce. Goes well with Challah and chummus. (Note: I didn't measure anything, so there are no measurements.  I'm trying to guess, but I wouldn't worry too much about getting it exact.) Schug 1 Cup hot peppers, stems and seeds removed 1/2 tsp olive oil 1 tsp lemon j...

I want to begin this post with a very important announcement: Apparently, I like sloppy joes! The only memory I have of eating sloppy joes has me sitting at a friend's house as a little girl eating what was clearly nothing but overcooked ground beef and ketchup. That was never my thing.  I'm sure I attempted to nibble politely, but rest assured I had no interest in trying it again after that experience. Then last week, my husband came home from work and requested sloppy joes because his coworkers had mentioned they would be eating it for dinner and now he wanted some.  It's not like him to request anything for dinner.  When asked, he usually just says, "Whatever you want."  Naturally, I wanted to jump on this opportunity. I did a recipe search and found something that looked ok.  As I planned this dinner, I kept thinking of alternative foods I could have available for myself, because I don't like sloppy joes. In that spirit, I actually went out to ...

This is just a quickie post to update you on those biscuits I made the other day . I went ahead and made them again yesterday using the 1/2 C all-purpose flour AND rolling the dough thicker.  The result was... Well... I'll let you be the judge... Isn't that glorious? Now for comparison... Kind of flat? Taste-wise, they were the same.  That is to say, they were delicious.  Especially straight out of the oven. And they whip up in about 20 minutes, so they're also extremely dangerous. Steamy, fluffy, buttery biscuit... Whole Wheat Biscuits  (adapted from 100 Days of Real Food ) (makes 8-12 biscuits, depending on how thick you roll out the dough) 1 & 1/2 Cups whole wheat flour 1/2 Cup all-purpose flour 4 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 Cup butter (4 Tbsp/half stick) 1 Cup milk (I used coconut milk the first time and regular milk the second time.) Mix dry ingredients together in a bowl. Cut up butter into pea-siz...

This past weekend, Huz and I took the Boo to visit some friends out of town.  We had a blast, especially the Boo who made lots of new friends, including two kitties, a doggie, and a fellow baby.  There were a lot of fun times over the weekend, but this blog is pretty much about food, so let's focus on that. Friday night, we had a southern themed dinner which included fried chicken, gumbo, collard greens, mashed potatoes, gravy, and biscuits.  All delicious, of course.  But for me, the biscuits were a highlight.  I ate way too many of them.  Not sure I've ever eaten biscuits before, but this was an eye-opening experience. I was, of course, determined to make them myself when I got home, so I got right on it. I found this recipe for whole wheat biscuits which came out amazingly from the oven, though they didn't puff as much as I would have liked, but they were soft on the inside, crunchy on the outside, and satisfyingly buttery.  Next time...