http://www.cracked-pepper.com Cooking, Baking, and Making a Big Mess Sun, 15 Feb 2009 22:43:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Wow, it's been a long time since I've updated here...but what better way to get back into posting than with chocolate! Since Valentine's day is the day of chocolate, I thought what better way to celebrate than to pull out a cookbook I just received--Sticky, Chewy, Messy, Gooey by ... http://www.cracked-pepper.com/?p=26 It's fall, and even here in the land of no real seasons, the temperatures are dropping and the nights are getting colder.  And that means one thing--soup season!  I love soup, it's one of the ultimate comfort foods. I first threw together this soup about a month ago when my husband ... http://www.cracked-pepper.com/?p=22 When I need a colorful, simple and quick dish that's just a little bit different and liked by everyone who's tried it, this is the dish I turn to.  It's easy to make (just requires a lot of chopping) and very healthy.  In Israel, every chef has their own variation ... http://www.cracked-pepper.com/?p=11 I'd always been a little wary of chard--never quite sure what to make of it's brightly colored stalks and dark green leaves. But when I started hearing about it's health benefits (chock full of antioxidants, calcium, potassium, vitamin C and all sorts of other good stuff), I decided to ... http://www.cracked-pepper.com/?p=7 Thanks for stopping by my little corner of the interwebs.  Yep, it's another food blog, just what the world needs.  But with a unique perspective, wide ranging tastes, and a huge stack of cookbooks just begging to be used, I hope this blog will add a bit of extra flavor ... http://www.cracked-pepper.com/?p=3