For my [Ingredient], my Soul: Leeks recipe, I decided on this one from Jamie Oliver. It seemed easy, didn’t include many ingredients, or dishes, or time, or…you get the idea. Here are my beautiful leeks. They are soaking, because they …
Last week I wasn’t feeling so great, and neither was Jeff, so I decided to make some chicken soup. I preface this with the information that I didn’t actually end up having chicken to put in the soup – but …
We made some spicy chicken recently, with a recipe based on something Jennie found in the Rachel Ray magazine, which of course we tweaked slightly to be GF. All we had to do to make the chicken GF was to …
If you own a crock-pot and it’s collecting dust somewhere in your kitchen (it’s OK you can admit it), break it out and dust it off! Crock-pots are wonderful creations for busy people who love to cook (me in a …
Jeff recently reminded me gently (for the millionth time) that he really likes potato soup. And so I set out to make some, from scratch, somewhat healthier than I am sure he likes. Start with some potatoes. About three cups …
So today I tackle my first post that isn’t a review or an introduction. I am very excited and as promised this post will be related to how you can use alcohol in food. So I decided rather than starting …
Recently, I had the ladies over for book club, and Becca and Mary came over early for dinner. It was unseasonably cold, so I decided that I wanted soup. Luckily, the Barefoot Contessa has a lovely recipe for pea soup, …
Sometimes, you just need a piece of steak. This is how Jeff and I were feeling recently when we decided to make ourselves an old recipe of the Ree’s that is easy to put together and so delicious I forgot …
Jeff and I eat a lot of stir-fry, and a few weeks ago I decided to shake it up using a new recipe from Rachael Ray. Here’s the recipe: Oil 1/2 lb boneless pork chop (I used pork tenderloin) 1 …
Recently, I decided that I wanted to make a spaghetti squash for dinner. But I wanted to do something different with it than using it as a base for red sauce. So I decided I wanted to make pesto. I’ve …
