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Rutabaga or Turnip? You Decide
I thought I knew the difference. I went to the store in search of turnips. I found them and thought “this might be big for a turnip” but the store sign in the produce section said “turnips.” I did...
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Chicken Corn Stew
Ingredients: 1 forgotten random frozen chicken breast on the bone (split breast) 1 large-ish onion peeled and quartered a pinch of whole peppercorns 1 peeled but whole garlic clove salt – liberal...
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Impossibly GOOD Coconut Pie
And impossibly EASY. In fact that is the name of the recipe: Impossibly Easy Coconut Pie. Which I got here. Thank you Betty! Think “cheesecake consistency” without all the heaviness, tanginess and the...
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Chasing JoJos
Still trying to recreate the mythical JoJos of my youth. If you haven’t had or heard of JoJos – you can read my last posting about them here or if that is too much clicking here is a short review…...
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Snow Day Chili
Chili and a blizzard go hand in hand. So that is what I made this past weekend when the “blizzard of 2013″ hit our Boston area! After hours of digging out, (but kudos to the neighbors with snowblowers...
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Be My Valentine
Some folks get flowers. Some get chocolates. Some just a card. Or maybe just something unexpected - a dreaded task done for them around the house or maybe a nice dinner. For me – it was a sandwich. My...
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Slow-Cooker Chinese Food
Yup. Chinese food in the slow-cooker! I was inspired by Lydia over at The Perfect Pantry to try my hand at this crazy mix of flavor and easy cooking method. And it was easy. She was doing chicken – but...
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Thank You TJ’s
That is “Trader Joe’s” for the uninitiated. I like this store for certain things – organic frozen items, unusual but healthy snack things, and prepared things like: already cooked beets or in this...
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“Storm Stew” (guest blogger)
Since I am extremely busy with work and midterms at school right now, my poor husband has had to fend for himself. But recently he has more than “fended for himself” – he rolled out a wonderful take on...
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Green Bling
Most girls would consider “bling” something along the lines of diamonds. Maybe even just some really nice costume jewelry. But for me “bling” comes in the form of food. “Food bling” is one those items...
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The Master of Gravy
Yup that is the one we are talking about. I know what you are thinking… … “who uses that product and who uses it in meatballs?!” Well my Father-in-law did and since he made some great Italian meatballs...
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“Hakuna Frittata”
Loosely translates to “no worries egg dish” Although a frittata IS an easy egg dish and a great way to use up whatever is hanging around your kitchen, for us, making one instantly has us singing tunes...
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My Easter Egg
When there are no little kids in the family to hunt for eggs and the Easter bunny ( A.K.A mom and dad) doesn’t leave chocolate for you anymore, (mostly because you live in another state) all you have...
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Chicken Paaaarmm
This actually means “Chicken Parmigiana” in a Boston accent! I was watching one of the many cooking shows that are on these days and one of the cooks ( I won’t name names since I like her and it isn’t...
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Too Much Quinoa!
“Wait! There can never be too much quinoa!” That was just what you were thinking, right? Well I love this new darling of the culinary world as much as the next person, but sometimes you just get tired...
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Jumping On The Bandwagon!
or maybe I should say…Jumping on the “meatwagon!” FAIR WARNING: Vegetarians you may want to avert your eyes now! I finally decided to tackle beef short ribs. The universe seemed to be calling to me to...
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The Sunflower Surprise
Lately I have been experimenting with oils other than olive. There is quite a lot out there when you really look. I had been using walnut oil for my salad dressings but I found it to be fairly neutral...
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It’s All About The Frosting
Obviously right? When it comes to cupcakes, it is definitely about frosting. Wedding cake – definitely the frosting (and the many layers of it in between). What about the glaze on the coffee cake:...
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“Shake then Bake”
As a child of the seventies, my husband grew up with all the conveniences of “modern food” that were being introduced at that time. Gourmet popcorn for the microwave, help for your hamburger meals,...
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Wrap Versus Fold
The question at hand… is a burrito really a quesadilla that has been wrapped instead of folded? Or perhaps a quesadilla is really a burrito that has been folded? Either way they are delicious on the...
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