Stir-fries don’t have to have soy sauce or sesame oil or sherry. They don’t have to be Chinese or Japanese or Thai. Stir-frying is a method. It’s a quick way to cook dinner, a great way to use leftovers and you can flavor the dish however you like…. Even with preserved lemon. Stir Fried Moroccan Chicken Total time: 25 minutes Ingredients: 2 chicken breasts, boneless, skinless, cut into bite-size pieces … Continue reading →
Forgive me. Another salad….. If it seems like that is all we’re eating lately, well… It is. I did mention that I planted too much lettuce. And spinach. And chard. I used a mix of red and green Romaine for this, as well as a bit of spinach. Grilled roasted peppers and onions, chicken with a barbecue flavor and a ‘French’ dressing for the salad and dinner is, once … Continue reading →
My books are unpacked!!!!! It was exciting… It also took forever. Not the unpacking, so much as the organizing. I had to track down all the odds and ends of books that had been dug out of various boxes or added to the library over the last 4 years. Then I had to rearrange all of the other shelves where those books were – tucked above the cook books, stuffed … Continue reading →
I love a party. I love pasta. So when I heard from Ruth that Presto Pasta Nights was turning 5 (5!!!) I had to join the fun. I've hosted this event a few times in the last 5 years but have been sadly remiss in participating lately. We don't eat as much pasta any more. I still love it…. But mon mari is a T1 diabetic, and the carbs in … Continue reading →
Well… We moved into our new bedroom. It was wonderful to be back in our very own water-bed again I haven’t found all the bedroom stuff yet – so the shelves are still mostly empty. On the other hand, I also haven’t found room for all the stuff that is unpacked, so I guess that evens things out. We still need to resolve the dust issue – but we have … Continue reading →
