One of the best, most delicious transformations of produce from “eww put it in the compost bin” to “Mmmm” has GOT to be turning overripe, blackening bananas into banana bread. They say “when life gives you lemons…” but I like lemons… However, when life gives me rotten bananas… Mmmm Banana Bread! This recipe has been…
Category: Twisting It Up
Orange Scones with Homemade Pineapple Preserves
My maternal grandmother, Dorothy Scotland (Granny), is the inspiration for this recipe. Granny always said “Waste not, want not.” This saying plays in my mind every time I am called on to throw some produce or food out of my fridge. This saying also inspired me to start composting. I was looking sideways with a…
Pumpkin Grits with Spicy Jumbo Shrimp
It was just a regular pandemic weekday. I was trying to figure out how to stretch the leftovers of a vegan dinner of the previous night into a meat centric dinner with minimal effort. I decided on the old go-to: Herb Roasted Chicken Legs. I set the oven to preheat and asked my 14 year…
Cooking with Shindy 