Photography by Rebekah Burder. Potato salad. I can make it forty different ways and never get tired of it! This past week, I made a batch for a Southern style BBQ, and it went over like ice cream cones at…

Photography by Rebekah Burder. One of my favorite parts about living in Kilkenny are the half-dozen bookstores I can visit around town. All of them carry a unique selection of cookbooks, ones that I keep coming back to, shocked at…

Photo by Jason Merrick. Blackberries are showing up in our grocer’s aisles, and I’m so grateful. There’s no summer berry I love more than blackberries! It’s such an easy ingredient to work with. Throw it on salads for extra sweetness,…

Spring ingredients make the best salads. Throw radishes and peas onto a salad and marvel at the crisp and crunch they add to arugula and lamb’s lettuce. Top with a simple orange flavored vinaigrette, and you have a healthy side…

Cooking with Conor focuses on simple and healthy foods that are low in sugar and loaded with lean proteins and vegetables. Perfect for followers of the Paleo diet. Ah warm weather! The days where neighborhoods are filled with the smells…

Photography by Rebekah Burder. Tampa has many of things I wish I could bring with me when I leave–hugs from my family, the consistently sunny weather, ocean waves–and now I’ve added Oxford Exchange to the list. I found it by…

Photography by Rebekah Burder. Authentic Central American food is a bit difficult to find in the Southeast United States. You have to be willing to work past the strip malls filled with Mexican restaurants and find a menu with authentic…

Photography by Rebekah Burder. Poached pears. It sounds complex, but it’s one of the easiest desserts to make. The basic steps are: boil liquid, add pears, cook until tender, enjoy. I added a little bit more to that! Whipped coconut…

Photography by Rebekah Burder. It’s hard to imagine a healthier salad than this Cucumber Dill version. It’s easy, tasty, and low-calorie. The cucumbers are best very thinly sliced. We used a mandolin, but be careful if you do the same….

Photography by Rebekah Burder for Honeysuckle Life. Have you heard that Emerald is Pantone’s Color of the Year for 2013? No? Are you sure you haven’t seen any of the 13,200,000 articles and photographs? I have. It feels like every…

This is the first post in our brand new series, Cooking with Conor. Conor is a member of our team in Ireland, and an amateur cook. A follower of the Paleo diet, his recipes will focus on simple and healthy…

Beets, or beetroot, are a colorful food that is grossly underused in American cuisine. A winter and spring vegetable, it can be roasted, pureed, baked, boiled, steamed or fried; just about anything you can think of, and it has this…

Have a thirst for a colorful cocktail? Here are a few delicious recipes I found online! So break out the champagne and blood oranges for a delicious and refreshing drink for your next party. Images credited on linked page.

Photography by Todd Selby. These images by Todd Selby of the Matakana Farmers Market in New Zealand have me itching to host an outdoor dinner party, full of local cheeses and fruit. And wouldn’t that oven be nice to have…

Do you love Thai food? Unlike Mexican, it’s a cuisine that’s loved here in Ireland. So ingredients like lime leaves, lemongrass, and coconut milk are really affordable compared to the states.When I had a bowl of Butternut Squash Soup with…

Photography by Funky Time. Looking for sweet treats for Valentines Day? Check out our Pinterest Board, “Sweet Little Thangs” where you can find all sorts of inspiration for Valentines recipes. Here are a few of my favorites! Click on the…

Cold weather got you down? Make this simple corn and bacon chowder, found on Châtelaine.

Whenever I need to bring a dish for a group meal, roasted vegetables are my favorite choice. It’s low-cost, less than $10 for the entire dish, everyone loves them, and I don’t have to worry about packing leftovers home. This…

After the gorge fest that is the holiday season, your body is probably craving healthier fare. Things like good lean protein, and cheese-free vegetables, and boy, am I right there with you! Each January, Frank and I agree to do…

Photography by Kate Whitaker Holiday parties are the perfect time to experiment with seasonal cocktails and spritzers. Here’s a few I’ve found online to keep your festivities merry and bright. Caffè di Alpi via Some Kitchen Stories The Mint Icicle by…

  Photography by Rebekah Burder for Honeysuckle Life. I had no idea there was a tiny country called Eritrea located in the Horn of Africa, or that it had some of the most amazing cuisine. Mosob, in London, is the perfect…

Photography by Rebekah Burder for Honeysuckle Life. Ami did a great job of sourcing restaurants while we were in London. One of those was Pizza East, a family style pizzeria in the Shoreditch area. Everything, from the pizza to the…

Photography by David Munns for BBC Good Food. One of the biggest adjustments I’ve made in Ireland (which is piddling in comparison to the adjustments we made in Nicaragua), is to a new list of recipes and local favorites. Soups…

Photography by Ditte Isager. Ditte Isager’s photography seems like a modern still life version of Vermeer’s work with the dark colors and side lighting. It also helps that Ditte is Dutch-born and takes inspiration from the masters. Clearly seen in…

Photography by Parker Fitzgerald. I so badly want a copy of Kinfolk’s fifth issue, mostly because of the herb drying guide styled by Amy Merrick and photographed by Parker Fitzgerald. I found their posts in my reader not more than…

  Photography by Kate Whitaker. I’ve found myself spending a lot of time on food photography websites. Faithful readers are rolling their eyes at the obviousness of this statement. But, this fall weather has me nesting like mad. Our home…

Photography by Ditte Isager for Bon Appetit. David Tanis, chef and author, put together a host of fall recipes for Bon Appetit. He had me at crispy potatoes. I’m not going to tell you that I ran out and purchased every item…

Photography by Rebekah Burder for Honeysuckle Life. For those who want to cook, roux is one of the first basics you need to learn. A thickener used as a base for a variety of dishes, it’s referred to in color:…

You bet your britches I’m going to be roasting up a batch of these carrots this weekend. There’s no way it could go wrong: carrots, balsamic vinegar, goat cheese. Score.

Photography by Anna Williams for Voracity. My eyes are drinking in the deep and rich colors of this series. t’s exactly the kind of day I want to have. Freshly caught fish served with vegetables from the garden on an…