Featured, Food & Recipes, Salad, School Lunches, Side dishes, Veggies |
Couscous is a wonderful traditional Middle Eastern grain made from semolina that is versatile and tasty not to mention easy to cook. It is my go to choice for so many applications that I had to share a few ideas about cooking couscous with everyone. I am using the...
Appetizer, Beef, Food & Recipes |
A meatball is a great versatile thing that can be everything from a main course to an appetizer. My Middle Eastern meatballs are very flavorful and everyone loves the complex spice mix. The Middle Eastern spice blend may seem like a lot of stuff, but I normally make a...
Breakfast, Food & Recipes |
Weekend days in our house often involve a nice brunch that is hearty but simple to make. My husband loves eggs and loves anything TexMex done to eggs. I love using up leftovers that are hanging out in the house waiting to go bad. Combine these facts with a lonely jar...
Beef, Food & Recipes, Main Courses |
Sliced Ribeye Steaks with Roasted Radish and Orange Quinoa I have had my issues with quinoa in the past, but suddenly after reading blog after blog I have found the secret, it came from the Manila Spoon she is a genius: the rice cooker & an orange peel. In the...
Baking, Breakfast, Food & Recipes |
This is an adaptation of a really, really special banana bread recipe from Modern Mrs. Cleaver, the first time I read her recipe all I could think was I had to make it. Well I made it and the single loaf the recipe made disappeared as soon as after school/work snacks...
Chicken, Food & Recipes, Main Courses, Pasta |
Chicken Cacciatore with Cubanelle Peppers The other day I took a drawer full of wilting veggies and made the most wonderful all-purpose tomato sauce out of them, it was so good but there was so much of it. That night I used half the sauce to make Garden Vegetable...
Dips and Sauces, Food & Recipes |
Avocado Mayo Like mayo could ever get better…but it can!! Add avocado. This simple spread is great for sandwiches from a BLT to a chicken wrap. And if you are looking for a creamy topping for your favorite fish taco this could be a great option too. The mayo takes...
Lifestyle, Uncategorized |
So I am a bad blogger, I should be punished, I have avoided working on my series of articles on grocery shopping (read the first, second, and third stories here) for months because frankly the center of the grocery store is a scary place to visit. I like the perimeter...
Featured, Food & Recipes, Pork, Sandwiches |
Around this house I can make everyone happy really easily for dinner or lunch or even brunch with one thing: the BLT. Tried and true slice up a tomato a bit of lettuce and a nice portion of bacon on toast and everyone loves me, simple. This Saturday my husband left...
Food & Recipes, Salad, Side dishes |
Panzanella or bread salad is a traditionally Italian dish that normally celebrates the bounty of a summer garden: tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers and more. It is also a clever and tasty way to re-purpose stale bread. In the fall and winter it feels silly to make a summer...
