Nope, not making this up! I found this at one of my foray’s into the book section in Marshall’s. I tend to glance through there and see what goodies I can find. And I came home ... [Read more...]

I was having a very rough week and Ed suggested we go out for a drive. We do that sometimes, just wander about aimlessly and then look for a place to eat. We found ourselves heading toward ... [Read more...]

Being on a diet can be very boring and drab. Unless, of course, you are liberal with the ginger and garlic! Even though I use low sodium soy sauce, it provided enough salt without me having to break o... [Read more...]

I love everything about this recipe. I love pork, I love pistachios, I love apricots. It's delicious and really fun to make. It's also damn sexy. I found this in a Betty Crocker cookbook about a milli... [Read more...]

Well over a decade ago, my Aunt Lynn gave me a recipe for a broccoli and cauliflower casserole that my kids loved. It quickly became a standard at holiday meals. It's still served, just for nostalgia,... [Read more...]

Homemade chicken stock. There is simply no substitute. And haste is discouraged, so set aside a few hours or so. You should pick one of your lazy weekend days so that there is nothing to distract you ... [Read more...]

This is a great little salad. It's light and refreshing, and just looks pretty as hell. It works really well with roasted corn, although this recipe uses boiled corn. Using roasted corn changes the fl... [Read more...]

We had a couple of avocados sitting around that we were worried might go bad if we didn't use them. I substituted Greek yogurt for sour cream, and added just enough vinegar to give it a nice little zi... [Read more...]

We've established that I love artichokes. Some people think they are bland, but I've found you can get a lot of great flavor out of them. There is a little bit of prep work required here, but the resu... [Read more...]

In my veggie stir fry post I mentioned adding zucchini to the mix to see how it would come out. What I've done here is a... [Read more...]