Posts by Hail Mary Food of Grace
Ask Mary: Should I Give Heirlooms a Try?
Ask Mary: Should I Give Heirlooms a Try? Hi Mary,I am not really a fan of tomatoes but everyone keeps saying that heirlooms are worth trying. My main concern? Their…
Read MoreHeirloom Storage Tip
Make sure that you do not refrigerate heirloom tomatoes. Keep them on the counter at room temperature. If you do cut them, however, you can refrigerate them for up to…
Read MoreWhat I Cooked Today… Yellow Heirloom Gazpacho
Ingredients: 6 yellow heirlooms (cut top and cut into small pieces) 3 cloves garlic 1 shallot ¼ cup almonds ½ cup olive oil ¼ cup white balsamic vinegar 1 bunch…
Read MoreIngredient of the Day: Heirloom Tomato
A true California treat. I wait around all year for this delicious fruit. Or is it a vegetable? In California, when these tomatoes come fresh off the trucks from the…
Read MoreYou are What You Eat
Monday lunch. I grab my lunch box, which was usually pink with some cartoon character on it, also wearing pink. I take it to the table in our very small…
Read MoreAsk Mary: Storing Pecans
Dear Mary,What is the best way to store pecans? When I buy them they seem to go bad so quickly.Thanks, Faye Great question. Even though nuts are a dried good,…
Read MoreDon’t Let Those Nuts Burn!
Don’t Let Those Nuts Burn! Whenever something is burning in a kitchen, nine times out of 10 it’s the nuts. That’s because it is so easy to burn nuts when…
Read MoreWhat I Cooked Today… Candied Walnuts
Ingredients: 1 cup walnuts 2 tbsp white sugar ½ tbsp tobasco ½ cup water Directions: Preheat the oven to 325. In a large bowl mix all the ingredients except the…
Read MoreIngredient of the Day: Walnuts
“Stay away from the nuts,” my dad always said to me as a little girl, referring to walnuts, pistachios, peanuts, pecans and any other delicious morsels that came my way.…
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