I know, a dish with salmon and white beans feel a little more Mediterranean doesn’t it? But, I was called to do a pantry sweep for my Five Ingredient Pantry Challenge, (here on my FB group) and I pulled out an assortment of ingredients. Then, I felt in the mood …
More than ever, I want to keep my immune system strong. I think I am with so many others who are in a state of disbelief and feeling very scared at the same time. The reality that we have to shelter, as well as wondering if the virus is going …
I’m not going to lie, I am absolutely craving raw greens right now. It always happens this time of year. The home stretch of winter, one or two mild days and all I want to do is eat salad and be outside. The seasonal eater in me knows that it …
I’m feeling in a giving mood, maybe because I know what these last days of winter represent. The days are still cold and grey, a small slice of sun is all we want, and hey, maybe a little sweet to ease our impatience for warm weather. I’ve got a cookie …
Snow day alert! This is a good soup to make when the snow is silently falling outside and you have a relaxing day at home, all to yourself. Wait, when does that EVER happen? My kids are all starting to pile up in my house again, first semester done and gone. …
As per usual, Thanksgiving came and went, a whirlwind of people, out of town guests, cooking and, of course eating. I always host the holiday, so throw in a dismantled house, extra dishes and endless clean up. Plus, all three kids home for the first time since my empty nesting, …
What is it about Fall that makes you immediately turn your back on watermelon and peaches and get all starry eyed about pumpkin and apples? Even thought it’s technically still summer, the days are beautiful and crisp, and I am over cucumbers and tomatoes. I want warm soups and things …
Seriously, am I getting older or am I just getting tired of complicated cooking? Remember years ago when you heard your grandmother say something like “it’s the simple things that make you appreciate life”. She was right. Turns out, when it comes to cooking, I have a couple of requests …
Hey, where did summer go? Don’t you feel like this happens every year? All of a sudden, out of nowhere, we’re just doing our warm weather thing, wearing shorts and bathing suits, and suddenly there is one of those 60 degree days. In an instant the sun feels lower in …
Just when I am really getting into the groove of warm weather, eating most meals outside, I start hearing crickets. No, literal crickets. Can you hear them? All day, all night. A consistent outdoor humming. It’s like the school buses, suddenly they appear. And like that, the veil comes off. …
