This is a pantry dish. It does not have canned condensed soup. One can make pantry meals without using canned soup or box mixes of stuff. It’s actually cheaper, not to mention healthier, to skip all the ready-made processed stuff. Considering that we, as well as a good portion of the rest of the world, are on lock-down at the moment, having easy to make meals using ingredients that store … Continue reading →
Growing up Catholic we had a lot of Tuna Casseroles on Friday nights. It was a great relief to all of us when the Powers That Be ditched the ‘no meat on Friday’ rule. My mother’s Tuna Casserole was a conundrum for me: I loved tuna and macaroni but I loathed Cream of Mushroom Soup. It wasn’t the flavor of the soup I detested it was those little, rubbery, eraser-heads … Continue reading →
Who out there likes to clean? Come on, be honest…. I actually knew someone once, my neighbor in Andorra, who loved to clean. She preferred cleaning her house to walking in the mountains or going to the market or working in the garden or cooking. I prefer cleaning my house to having extensive dental work done… But, only just barely. Of course, my Andorran neighbor’s house was spotless. Maybe I’d … Continue reading →
Go directly to recipe Christmas Cookies. Along with the Tree, the Lights and lots of Candles; nothing says Christmas like Christmas Cookies. They're different from regular cookies; they're richer, prettier, fancier, more decadent. My favorite Christmas breakfast is a big, steaming mug of dark, Spanish Chocolate and a big plate of Christmas Cookies. (Actually, I could do it every morning but we all know where that would lead, now, don't … Continue reading →
