Sweet potatoes are not a reliable vegetable where I live.
One never knows what color they will be – inside or outside. Not that it makes a difference…..
But one can never rely on a getting a reasonable size, which does make a difference.
For … Continue reading.....
We use slices from the leg for dishes like this (also great for grilling in summer). They’re lean, meatier and cheaper than chops but are a nicer quality than the packages of lamb pieces for stews.
I buy bags of frozen artichoke bottoms, but plain, … Continue reading.....
Way back in the beginning of time when we were first talking about having our family reunion in Morocco, I bought a Moroccan cookbook: ‘the food of Morocco, a journey for food lovers’. It’s a wonderful cookbook, with beautiful photos…..
When I was actually … Continue reading.....
I’ve been thinking about Morocco again.
Our conversation class resumed last night and everyone was talking about travel – where they had been and where they were going and where they hoped to go someday.
I’m ready to pack my bags and head off somewhere.… Continue reading.....
Spring used to happen slowly.
One exchanged the winter coat for the spring coat for the summer jacket for no jacket.
The daffodils bloomed, then the hyacinths, then the tulips.
I went from the winter coat to mowing the lawn in shorts and t-shirt in … Continue reading.....
First, let me tell you that mon mari and I agree that these are the best meatballs we have ever eaten.
And we eat a lot of meatballs…..
We both love them, they’re dead easy and inexpensive.
We could be considered meatball experts!
At the … Continue reading.....
I'm so sick of butternut squash I could scream.
I was so pleased and proud as I picked them and cured them and stored them last fall.
I had 24 of them, all sizes, but mostly big.
I was sure they would be gone by … Continue reading.....
‘White chocolate is what’s left after you take the chocolate out of chocolate.’
I don’t consider it calorie worthy.
I did think it was the same as White Almond Bark.
I was wrong.
The white part of White Almond Bark can be made from vegetable … Continue reading.....
Carl Sagan once said: "If you want to make an apple pie from scratch you must first create the universe."
I'm either going to quit cooking completely….
Or start cooking everything absolutely from scratch – chicken Noodle soup starting with a fertilized egg.
It was … Continue reading.....
