Normally, if one participates in the Secret Recipe Club, one posts a recipe with the assigned group on a Monday.
There are 4 groups.
Some months have 5 Mondays (the audacity!).
The 5th Monday is given over to any who want to participate and … Continue reading.....
Before I started writing this post I did a bit of research on the name.
After years of dining at a wide range of Italian – American (or would that American – Italian?) restaurants, I was a bit confused about scampi. Sometimes I saw ‘Shrimp … Continue reading.....
We’re still having beautiful, sunny, dry days but the nights have been cool enough to use the oven.
Which is good as we have a lot of acorn, butternut and spaghetti squashes to eat.
I didn’t grow up eating squash – either winter or summer. … Continue reading.....
When I first made Stuffed Green Peppers I made them with ground beef and Minute Rice.
Over the years I have used brown rice, pasta or barley and ground veal, turkey or sausage.
Some had tomato sauce and cheese; some had water chestnuts and soy … Continue reading.....
It’s summer squash time.
Whether you call them zucchini, courgette or yellow squash they’re all summer squash – and all the same in my opinion.
I’ve seen lots of recipes and more than a few comments that more recipes are needed…. Not by the same … Continue reading.....
We’re back….
We’re tired – all of us.
I haven’t cooked in three days but I have managed to eat very well and far too much.
So here is a salad that I posted years ago, but was in desperate need of an updated photo.… Continue reading.....
It’s soup season.
For me there are only two things that make winter tolerable.
The first is that I don’t have a long list of outdoor chores every day – no hoeing and mowing and trimming and all that sort of stuff.
The second is … Continue reading.....
This is another dish from my French gratin cook book – so the original recipe was a bit rich…
And it served four.
I tweaked and substituted and cut back…..
I added quinoa, reduced the salmon, added smoked salmon and substituted yogurt for heavy cream….… Continue reading.....
We had a good run of lettuce this season. I still have a row of romaine left…. Maybe for another few days.
All the cool rainy weather was good for the lettuce.
Now it’s sunny and hot…. Bad for the lettuce but good for the … Continue reading.....
Well…..
It’s almost done.
One of the drawers needs adjusting….
And the towel bar will actually go on the wall rather than laying across the sink. (I didn’t notice it until I uploaded the photo.)
There are no shelves inside, yet….
But, all in all, … Continue reading.....
