There’s no need to eat out, when eating in can be better!
Carnival squash is similar to an Acorn squash in appearance, texture and flavor. It is actually a hybrid of the Acorn squash mixed with a Sweet Dumpling squash. The skin, as the name implies is very festive with splashes of bright orange, green and creamy yellow they are the Jackson Pollack art of produce. When …
As the weather cools, using the oven is actually a welcome activity. It also makes getting dinner on the table so much simpler if everything goes into the oven to cook at the same time, freeing the cook to sit idly at the table perusing a magazine and enjoying a cool beverage while the magic …
My family and I really love eggplant, so it makes regular appearances at our table in all it’s various forms. This is my take on a classic Eggplant Parmigiana which is a great meatless dish, but it can have meat added in the sauce or in this case I added a couple layers of low …
Start fresh! Using the freshest ingredients makes this casserole really something special. It brings all the tastes of the garden to your table. I adapted this recipe from one I found in an ancient church lady cook book my Grandma bought at a fundraiser eons ago. The original recipe submitted to the church cookbook by …
Sometimes you get home from work and are really pressed for both time and energy. The desire to give in and order take-out can be close to overwhelming. You can still pull together a delicious meal for yourself and your family for far less cost and probably a lot faster than waiting for delivery. Aidell’s …
Today a FaceBook friend asked me to share a recipe for country gravy so she could make gravy from scratch to serve over biscuits. She said she was not too savvy with making a roux, but she knew that was where she needed to start and she was so right about that. Gravy by definition …
Tom Kha Gai is my mother’s favorite dish to order at a Thai restaurant. No matter what else she gets she always orders a bowl to start her meal. When she fell ill to a bout of nasty Shingles I decided to make her some chicken soup to make her feel better. Tom Kha Gai …