I love soups that can be considered a meal. They are warm and completely satisfying while only dirtying one pot. Plus it gives me an excuse to eat with a spoon and I love to spoon! To me, there is nothing better than homemade soup. In canned soup, the flavors seem to mush into each …
Tangelo-The Original Hybrid
Recently, my in-laws sent us a ten-pound box of tangelos from Florida. I thought it was wonderful to have some wonderful, fresh Florida fruit to brighten our winter. But then I was honest with myself because I didn’t know where a tangelo fit in the citrus family. Why hadn’t I heard about this “black sheep” …
Okra’s Gook Club
I have found as an ex-picky eater that the more I learn about a food, the better odds I will have to prepare it perfectly. But what do you do with a food that has a bad reputation like Okra. It doesn’t matter what I read about okra, someone will mention the “slime”. I’m …
Shepherd’s Pie
Do you ever see a dish on the television that looks so good you just have to eat it? You may know nothing about what is on the plate but the yummy noises coming from the chef making it has convinced you that you want that meal. I am one of the thousands of people …
Spicy Hunan Chicken
The more I write about food, the more I realize that I am polyamorous. I love so many different types of foods from so many different regions of the world. One of my many loves is Chinese cuisine. I think most of people just lump it all together but did you know there are technically …
Grandma’s Manicotti-Part 2: The Recipe
I have received a bunch of requests for the recipe for the shells that I made in one of my earlier posts. I guess this was a bit of a blog cliffhanger but it I guarantee that it will have been worth the wait. Manicotti Shells Ingredients 6 eggs 1 cup milk 1 1/2 cups …
Stuffed Chicken Breast-It is what it is
In honor of my last blog, I thought I should share a really good chicken breast recipe. I love stuffed chicken breasts because they really are simple to make but still have a rich taste. The other thing I like about a stuffed chicken breast is it is exactly what the name implies, a stuffed …
The Picky Eater Part 2…The Evolution
I discovered, as I got older, if I did the cooking, I could control the content of what was being placed in front of me at mealtimes. The added bonus was that my mom, who was a good cook, didn’t really like to cook. She did like to clean up. So our deal was whoever …
Grandma’s Manicotti
Even though I was a picky eater as a child, there was one meal that always got me to clean my plate….Grandma’s Manicotti. It usually graced the table during the holidays or special birthdays. I didn’t appreciate back then that everything from the sauce to the shells was made from scratch. I did know it …
Race to Valentine’s Day Dinner
For most people, preparing for Valentine’s Day dinner is a “sprint”. On Valentine’s Day, you go to a nice restaurant, pick your meal off of a menu, and call it a night. For me, it is a “marathon”. I start thinking about Valentine’s Dinner in the middle of January and “train” a little until the …