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Our youngest loves this. It is best fresh so make it when you have enough people around to polish it off right out of the oven. (You can keep it warm for about an hour in a turned off oven until serving time if you wish.) Sweet Potato and Bacon and Cheese Bake 8 … Read more
Whenever I cook salmon, I make extra to have leftovers for this delicious, light, quick meal. This amount makes three patties, because that’s…
This is surprisingly satisfying and has amazing staying power. We really like it!
This is what I made James for Valentine’s Day. It it so much more delectable than either it sounds or looks! We love it; it is truly a treat. Be sure to…
This is a nurturing, homey, fabulously delicious dish for a winter dinner. It is worth the effort of the multi-step process. We serve it with…
Yesterday I posted a blog about our recent salads; today, here are the rest of the photos of our recent food. Sorry there are so many; I’ll try to…
These are so good I could eat them everyday! Above, I made them for three of us, so I cut the last one into thirds for us to share. For great appetizers just…
This healthy casserole tastes like comfort food, and it is easy to make too! It can also be assembled ahead of time and baked when needed.
The spices in this are subtle; if you want it more spicy add some red pepper sauce
This is a quick and delicious meal I make in busy moments. The recipe is of my own devising: it evolved from what I had on hand that went well together.
This is both unbelievably easy and delicious. I got this recipe from the Barefoot Contessa, who in turn got it from a coat check girl in a restaurant in Paris.
Mind you, I neither made this nor ate this, being meatless for over three decades. Meanwhile, my oldest wanted this while she was home and my husband obliged.
This is spicy, delicious, and deeply satisfying… Mexican noodle casserole 2 cups whole wheat penne pasta 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil 2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese (about 6 oz.), divided 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese, divided 1 cup fresh whole wheat bread crumbs 1/4 cup butter, divided 1/4 cup whole wheat flour 1 … Read more
It’s not often we eat at the top of the food chain but tonight we splurged and treated ourselves to swordfish. We bought it fresh off the boat and it was delicious! These were not hard to make, and was fun to do; we will be making this again! This recipe came from a grocery … Read more
I’ve cooked this lasagna enough in the last 27 years to call it “my” lasagna, even though it came from the well used 1984 cookbook depicted in the photo below. I often make it when dealing with a crowd: relatives, birthday parties, and my oldest’s high school graduation event. It is good for regular … Read more
I appreciate beautiful, fresh, delicious food. Here’s what we’ve eaten lately. Other than various tuna veggie melts and multiple homemade salmon burgers in whole wheat pitas, find here eggplant rollatini, fried calamari, pasta carbonara, alfredo tilapia noodles, spinach quiche, shrimp salad, scrambled eggs, almond-crusted tilapia with watercress & walnut salad, and at the very bottom, … Read more
These salsa verde enchiladas are unbelievably delicious! Salsa Verde Tilapia Enchiladas 3 cups poached tilapia crumbled in bits 1/2 cup black beans, rinsed and drained 1 jar (16 oz) mild salsa verde (I use Trader Joe’s) 3 green onions, thinly sliced fresh juice from one large lime 1/4 cup chopped cilantro leaves 8 (6 … Read more