Recipes
Asian Smashed Cucumber Salad (Recipe)
This is exceptionally delicious, and we’d be happy to eat a lot of it.
Cold Cucumber Soup (Recipe)
This soup is easy and very delicious, while being light, refreshing, and low in calorie.
PSME Plein Air Retreat 2024 (Photos and Recipe Links)
I look forward all year to the Pastel Society of Maine Plein Air Retreat, because these women are wonderful.
Recent Food Around Here (with Recipe Links)
The point is great food doesn’t have to be a major project, and many of these meals were ten minutes to prepare.
Crispy Herbed Falafel (Recipe)
The secret to these fabulous vegan and flourless falafel is that they are made with soaked, dried chickpeas.
Good Homemade Hummus Recipe
I’ve settled on this delicious recipe going forward as a staple in our home.
Massaged Kale Date Salad (Recipe)
This salad has a mixture of sweet and sour, and a full range of textures. It is delicious and healthy.
Polly Answers Your Questions (#10)
I think the key to stress free cooking, is low pressure: be creative, have fun, stay ahead of the game, and have a plan…
Swordfish Braised in Spiced Coconut Milk (Recipe)
This is easy, quick, and delicious. The swordfish is succulent.
Julie’s Eggplant Parmesan (Recipe)
This is one of the best renditions of Eggplant Parmesan you are ever likely to have.
Recent Food Around Here (with Recipe Links)
Scallops on a Bed of Leeks Winter is such a good time for eating, and the food is totally different than summer. We’ve been relishing stove-top soups and things from the oven, with some simple protein thrown in. In the caption below each photo are details of what is depicted, with links to recipes in … Read more
Wild Rice and Mushroom Soup with Gruyere (Recipe)
I got this recipe from Heidi Swanson, and have only altered it slightly. I’m grateful to this soup’s perfect soul-warming goodness in my cooking repertoire. Everybody loved it. You can use whatever mushrooms you want here, but this was fabulous with the fancy mushrooms (shown below) found at Costco. I’ll also make this the next … Read more
Holiday Snacking Granola with Dark Chocolate (Recipe for Gift Giving)
We are making this for little gifts and it is wonderful, flavored with molasses and ginger.