Susan Can Cook

A large part of successful home cooking is having things around. I didn't grow up in a household that kept parsley, shallots or caper...

It's been a good long time since I've been here to post something new. Since before the holidays! I have some recipes saved up, b...

 Lunch! Some cooking is skill - seasoning, grilling, baking - all require precise attention to procedure. Sandwiches, on the other ha...

 Rooty toot toot and ginger yum yum! You know, I really have been making jam. Lots of it. It's just that, after several cycles thro...

Sometimes the best jams are not preplanned, but come about by happy accident. I don't mean that you walk into a kitchen, knock over ...

Oy! It's June in California, soon to be July. Things have been coming into season, hot and heavy, since April. I've put up over...

I grew up eating beans and cornbread. My father was born in Oklahoma and traveled across the country to California when he was 2 years ...