It's that time of year - tomato season! My garden is glowing red with plump tomatoes of all varieties. With several pounds of tomatoes on my counter top, alongside a couple dozen sweet and spicy peppers, I knew salsa was gonna be on the menu.

Some nights you crave waffles. Some nights you crave s'mores. And some nights, you crave both! That's the position I found myself in a few nights ago, at least. But it also just so happened we didn't exactly have any of the ingredients for waffles and barely the right s'mores essentials. So I had to get creative.

I'm always game for a delicious curry - add in some mango, and I'm on it like white on rice! For this week's challenge, I made a simple curry in true Thai style.

Tonight we make Chicken Parmesan, with a homemade tomato sauce, in about thirty minutes from start to finish. Join me and LET'S COOK!

“What are you doing with all those books anyway?" Ron asked. 
"Just trying to decide which ones to take with us," said Hermione. When we're looking for the Horcruxes."
"Oh, of course," said Ron, clapping a hand to his forehead. "I forgot we'll be hunting down Voldemort in a mobile library.” 

July 31st is Harry Potter's birthday - and we've been celebrating all week here in the Starving Chef's kitchen. Harry's birthday signifies much more than the anniversary of his entrance into the world of magic - it's also J.K. Rowling's birthday too! Happy Birthday Harry & Jo!