Celebrate tomatoes! The minute the summer solstice announces the shortening of days, get as much mileage out of Farmers' Markets as you can. I plan to eat as much market-fresh produce as possible while there is some chance that it was grown close to where I live. If your own garden gives you lots of tomatoes, eat [...]
Summertime --- and tomatoes are --- eeeeeeasy…… Carter was coming over for dinner, and as always, I asked him if there was anything special I could prepare, as I know his life is busy and he doesn’t always have time (or the budget) to put together some of his favorites. Thinking I might hear “steak” or “Yorkshire pudding”, I [...]
There are lots and lots of sauces out there -- some in jars, and some you make yourself. Zucchini noodles can be wilted into just about any sauce to make a nice side dish, or an entree with the addition of a little rotisserie chicken or shrimp from the freezer. For a more thorough review, [...]
An alternative to slaw. The only limits to your creativity are the contents of your fridge. For the complete blog posting on Zucchini Noodles, click here.Cold Zucchini Noodle Salad - The "other vegetables" can be carrots, cucumber, green onion, bell pepper -- anything that can be cut into noodle-like pieces. - Zucchini (8 - 12 [...]
So tasty! Take advantage of your garden, or the bounty at the market. For additional information, view the full blog posting here.Zucchini Noodles in Browned Butter - If you don't have a mandolin slicer, strip "noodles" from the zucchini with a vegetable peeler. - Zucchini (8 - 12 inches) (stripped into noodles), Butter, Seasoning (salt, [...]
Late September is exactly the time of year when you hear that joke about never leaving your car unattended on the street with the windows open, because you might return to find it full of zucchinis. As the last warm days of autumn come to an end, a forgotten squash can turn into a behemoth before you know it. [...]
If I was just faster with my thumb on the “skip” button, I never would have gone down this road. I saw an advertisement for “cookie chips” on TV, and (sucker that I am), I was intrigued enough to go out and buy a box. I mean, “Salted Caramel” – what’s not to [...]
Did you grow up on Kraft® Dinner? Here's an alternative that's just as fast. For all the variations, and more information than you really need, click here for the full blog post.Fast Mac and Cheese - Just as fast as the stuff in the box. - Dry pasta ((small shapes work best) (Gluten Free Pasta [...]
Did you grow up on Kraft® Dinner, or something similar? Is that how you sustained yourself at college? I had to give my kids KD lessons before they left home, because we didn’t use it, and they weren’t going to be able to make “Mama’s” mac and cheese in any old dorm room microwave. At home we made béchamel (look it [...]
While this cheese is very much like ricotta, purists will tell you it certainly isn’t (true ricotta being a byproduct of mozzarella making, derived from the whey). However, it quacks very much like a duck. Technically, this is the process for making paneer, a pressed fresh cheese used in Indian recipes. Before you press the curds into paneer, [...]
