Talk Of Tomatoes

Hi.

Welcome to my blog. I live in the Wallingford neighborhood of Seattle on an Urban Farm (w/ five laying hens and a huge garden). I am a trained chef (w/ a certificate in food preservation), taught at a cooking school & like to share 'kitchen hacks' - culinary tips that save time, money & maximize flavor. If that isn't enough, I also run a food+tech startup called Barn2Door.com - a platform to help everyone easily find & buy food directly from farmers, fishers & ranchers (from CSA's to urban farm eggs to 1/2 a grass-fed cow).

All in holiday

Dec 29

Dec 29 a trio of DIPS for your holiday vegetable platter

Janelle Maiocco

recipes, starters, food, holiday, sauce & syrup

Dec 24

Dec 24 A slinky, a birdhouse, a pile of rocks and a plate of cookies.

Janelle Maiocco

recipes, snacks, food, holiday, food hacks

Dec 19

Dec 19 list of holiday appetizers

Janelle Maiocco

recipes, starters, food, holiday

Dec 17

Dec 17 What's circular, dotted with holly, and green all over?

Janelle Maiocco

recipes, snacks, food, holiday

Jan 29

Jan 29 I heart cookies. I heart you!

Janelle Maiocco

dessert, food, holiday

Jan 1

Jan 1 coveted, frosted sugar cookie recipe

Janelle Maiocco

dessert, food, holiday, food hacks

Dec 19

Dec 19 snowball cookie recipe with pecans

Janelle Maiocco

dessert, food, holiday

Dec 8

Dec 8 Pecan Crusted Sweet Potatoes

Janelle Maiocco

vegetables, food, holiday

Nov 30

Nov 30 recipe for peppermint bark & peppermint ice cream! what is not to love?

Janelle Maiocco

food, holiday, food hacks

I love peppermint! I was so glad to find Megnut's recommendation for Peppermint Cake; it is already on the docket for this year's Christmas dessert.

Nov 29

Nov 29 Thanksgiving Orange Rolls

Janelle Maiocco

starch, food, holiday

Luisa over at The Wednesday Chef inspired me to bring on the orange rolls! She made Wheat and Cornmeal Cheese rolls, another savory sweet, light and airy bread in a roll experience. Hats off to stepping off into the world of novelty bread recipes!