Being in the dead of winter makes me want to make soups and stews like nobody’s business, but that can get old after a while (in my opinion). This particular soup stuck out because it wasn’t another way to use a winter squash, and it wasn’t insert poultry here noodle,...
I love to bake, and I love to eat desserts. What I do not love are overly-sweet and/or rich desserts that make my teeth ache and my conscience wish that I had said “no” after I begin digestion. That is where this recipe comes in: a moist cake, rich with...
This is a great recipe for a main course. It can be made as-is for a vegetarian dish or you could add some grilled chicken or shrimp. For this round I chose to serve it with lima beans for protein. They have such fantastic flavor and texture (and Neil and...
Whole Foods had quite a few gems for me this past week. This is another of their winning recipes both for flavor and for the healthy prep. Of course I changed it up a bit to suit my needs. Then I served it along-side a very rich cut of meat. ...
I am frequently surprised by the fact that I’m not yet sick of eating hearty winter greens. It’s true, I’m not, although I make no promises that I won’t be in another few weeks when I begin to pine for the fresh pole beans and beets and spinach of spring...
I can honestly say that I love a good bolognese. So when I saw this recipe for one without any meat I was certainly skeptical. How does one take a recipe that is by nature fatty with meat drippings and cream and make it both vegetarian and healthy? In a...
Last night’s dinner was inspired by a package of butternut squash triangoli that we had picked up at Trader Joe’s. We needed a quick meal and this would fit the bill. I took one chicken breast, cut it in half, pounded it out nice and thin, and then floured &...
While poking through my refrigerator the other day I found that I still had some red and green cabbages left from this season’s CSA (which ended in November) that were still good, but needed to be used up. What better way to do that than a stir fry, right? Creating...
So last night I decided to try this new recipe (and thoroughly neglected to take any pictures). While it did have flavor, it also needed some work. The curry is great, but the dish needs some heat. Also, it called for coating the chicken in the yogurt and spice mixture,...
I absolutely love the summer for fresh fruits. We have cantaloupes and strawberries, blueberries, peaches and nectarines. So many farms in the area allow for picking your own too. I grabbed a few things from the farmer’s market, and a few from the grocery store, and threw together a luscious...