#100HappyDays: Keeping vampires at bay
Makings for Fiery Roasted Garlic and Tomato Soup, a fave! What better than hot soup after a hard day of yard work …
Meal planning prep
How I do love a good Anne Taintor magnet! My meal planning research suggests that posting a weekly menu can cut down …
The best beef taco filling ever
Beef tacos in white corn tortillas, served with refried black beans and cilantro lime rice inspired by Zocalo. (For a rice tutorial, …
The quest for Grandma’s ham and bean soup: A for-now recipe
Not-quite-Grandma’s ham and bean soup with kale and extra veggies. Roast beef. Campbell’s chicken noodle soup. “Yellow meals” of box mac-n-cheese, hot …
Velveting: The secret to restaurant quality Chinese chicken
Nut Tree Chicken Almond Plate leftovers. Original presentation includes properly molded rice, of course. Almonds, blanched and French fried. Water chestnuts, bamboo shoots, …
An Olive Garden knock-off: Lightened up creamy garlic pasta
This 25 minute creamy cheesy garlic pasta reminds me of the Olive Garden pasta that accompanies their chicken scampi, which, incidentally, is …
How to cook healthy crispy fish and not have a stinky house
Perfectly healthy crispy fish. One of my goals for the new year was to eat fish once a week. However, in January …
Spicy Thai noodles with shrimp and asparagus
This Spicy Thai noodle salad won rave reviews from friends. Make it ahead of time and chill so the noodles soak up …
Thursday 13: January 2013 snapshots
Well, we’re almost a month into the new year. I’ve just about got the hang of writing ‘2013’ but I feel a …
Delicious and easy lasagna soup
Warning: I should probably be nominated for Wife of the Year with this next confession. For the last six months or so, …