Ham and Bean Soup

What is one thing you can make with leftover ham, besides ham sandwiches or a breakfast casserole? Soup – which is perfect during the cold month of January in Michigan. I often use a honey-baked ham leftover from a holiday where the ham bone is an ingredient as well as the ham. But there is … Continue reading

Chile Crisp and Honey Roasted Salmon

A recipe worthy of a celebration with ingredients such as chile crisp (a favorite condiment at the moment) and a special savory honey from Dr. Jane Goodall’s collection of Woodland Honeys. In memory of this famous icon the world recently lost, it’s a privilege to share one of these special honeys sourced directly from the … Continue reading

Roasted Dill Salmon

One method of cooking salmon is to roast it in the oven, flavored with some very aromatic seasonings. This salmon dish comes from Naz Deravian’s cookbook “Bottom of the Pot: Persian Recipes and Stories” (2018). I love this cookbook as she has lots of stories to tell beginning when she was 8 and her family … Continue reading