Fast Dinners ~ Lets Taco ‘Bout It
Quick family meals using left overs and food staples: Chicken and bean quesadillas.
Category: Cooking
It’s All About Sole (Lemony Dover Sole w/Capers)
Dover sole, that is. Sole is a kind of flat white fish which means it is low in fat and mild in flavor. This class of fish is a good source of protein, Vitamin D, Selenium, and B Vitamins to name a few. Delicate in size, sole cooks quickly and compliments the flavors you are cooking with. A few nights ago I made this… Continue reading It’s All About Sole (Lemony Dover Sole w/Capers)
Doing Leftovers Right
Let’s be real for a second. How many of your evening meals are lazily referred to as leftovers? And then… you sigh. Perhaps frown. Why such the bad rap? I LOVE LEFTOVERS. Leftovers by design are functional, convenient, efficient, and inexpensive. (If you are like some members of my family who cannot even consider something… Continue reading Doing Leftovers Right
Beef and Barley (slow cooker meal)
In the winter months I crave warm food for breakfast, lunch and dinner. I do not cook a lot of red meat for my family, and I am always trying to use different whole grains, so I figured lets use both at once. To round out this trifecta of “don’t use often,” I made this… Continue reading Beef and Barley (slow cooker meal)
“Special Eggs” Breakfast Sandwiches
Oh so easy to make. I mean REALLY easy. I call these “special eggs” for the simple reason that I learned to make them when I was nine years old and “special” was the most obvious adjective I could think of to describe them. What makes eggs special? (If you want to get technical, eggs can be farm… Continue reading “Special Eggs” Breakfast Sandwiches
Making it up … (Tilapia Dish)
I love to cook. It’s fun and exciting and so rewarding. To some people, my joy of cooking is expected, and to others its impressive. I will tell you – there is nothing impressive about cooking. It requires practice and creativity and general knowledge of food. It also helps to be good at measuring foods.… Continue reading Making it up … (Tilapia Dish)
Salads: I love them, I hate them
Yes. I said it. I love hate salads. Who doesn’t? (If you were going to say “me,” don’t answer. ) I LOVE salads. Love love love. Especially good ones. Interesting ones. Salads that include ingredients that I would never consider pairing together. Like kumquats and arugula. Or roasted cauliflower with sesame seeds. Or teriyaki tofu… Continue reading Salads: I love them, I hate them
Eggplant chips with Tahini sauce
I like to create new dishes ALL the time. Creating and preparing new dishes is fun for me. I make such a habit of making food up as I go, that I never almost never follow recipes and I never almost never write things down. (Makes it challenging for recipe sharing, no?) Tonight is one of my… Continue reading Eggplant chips with Tahini sauce
Quinoa with Kale, Zucchini and Mango
I made this quinoa dish at a recent family holiday gathering and it got a lot of attention. Partially because it was really good. Partially because of its eye-catching colors. Partially, I would like to think, because it was healthy. And partially because many of my family members still didn’t realize that I could cook.… Continue reading Quinoa with Kale, Zucchini and Mango
Food Jeopardy
I find that I play food jeopardy every few weeks. That is, I purchase a food item that I buy so infrequently, usually a vegetable in season, and bring it home with hopes of preparing something very special. A potential “ah-ha!”moment with a new food. My most recent lucky victim? Green cabbage. The answer: Green… Continue reading Food Jeopardy
