I love soup as everyone knows. Mon mari loves meatballs – as does most of the rest of the world, including me. He is not very fond of having soup as a main course. Always one to look for compromise, meatball soup is a favorite at our house. I make several different kinds. This one is for fall, when the chard gives one last growth spurt before I pull it … Continue reading →
I know I have written in the past about my love / hate relationship with spaghetti squash. When I was following the foodie crowds, cutting it in half length-wise and roasting it, I veered more to the hate side. Now that I know better (figured it out my ownself), cut it into rings width-wise and cook it in the Instant Pot (instructions here) it’s going closer to the love side. … Continue reading →
I originally made this for a holiday dinner last year. Because we had guests and we were all having a rather festive time I only grabbed a few quick photos in the kitchen. The photos were awful but the lamb was wonderful. Obviously, I had to make it again so I could get decent photos. As it turns out, decent photos of a slow-roasted, covered, shoulder of lamb are not … Continue reading →
I put winter squashes in stir-fries. Why not put a stir-fry into a winter squash? My Delicata squash are mainly in 2 sizes this year: huge and tiny. The tiny ones I’ve been doing as a first course or doing one each for a side dish. The huge squashes just seem to be begging to be stuffed. When I stuff peppers I usually tend towards a tomato based filling but, … Continue reading →
We’re under lock-down, the cases are rising everywhere in the northern hemisphere (I think), and the holiday season is slowly sneaking up on us. We have celebrated Thanksgiving a few times since we moved to this side of the pond. The first year we had only been out of the U.S. for 2 months so it was a pretty big deal for us to be missing the family turkey day. … Continue reading →
It’s been a stressful year, with a really stressful fall and really, really stressful week (so far). I could show peaceful, soothing photos but I have the feeling they would be glanced at and ignored as people click back to the stress-inducing stuff. I’m equally certain that no one is looking for recipes that take actual concentration to make. The world is like a train wreck at the moment: no … Continue reading →
Our climate is changing. Well, everyone’s climate is changing but our own is the only one I have personal knowledge of. Two years ago we had a stink bug invasion for the first time. They had been around in the past – an occasional nuisance, nothing more, but the last 2 years we’ve been inundated with them. This time of year they’re looking for places to spend the winter. When … Continue reading →
