If I am skimming through a magazine and see a picture of food, I tend to want that food…now! It becomes a challenge when there is a mystery ingredient in the picture. It may look familiar but there are times I need a little help figuring out just what to do. A few years back, …
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March 2011
A Really Grape Chicken Salad
When you think about lunch, what kind of food does that make you think about? Do you think of it just as fuel to get you through the day or is it a welcomed break to your busy day? In our house, my husband and I have the luxury of sharing a lot of lunches …
Lime Soup of the Yucatan Peninsula
Out of nowhere the other day, my friend asked me if I had a favorite peninsula. I had to chuckle when I replied that I loved the Yucatan Peninsula, doesn’t everyone? She, of course, asked when I had gone there. I said only my taste buds had been there via their Sopa de Lima soup. …
Fennel Fundamentals
When I first started taking cooking classes, the chef who was teaching the class made it a rule that you tasted everything. It was a scary road for an ex-picky eater but I knew it was the only path to go if I were to ever become a foodie. In one particular class, she brought …
Lucky Once a Year
I honestly can’t tell you how many times a year he asks for it. I lose count. I want to be a good wife and give it to him but I just don’t like it very much. But as many of us know, you need to compromise in a relationship. So dutifully, I promised him …
Thai “Bolognese” with rice noodles
As much as I love to cook, I still have nights that it seems like a chore. I don’t think it is the actually process of making the food that wears me out, it is the fact that I’ll have to clean it up when it’s done. I’ve tried to leave clean up until the …
Provencal Chicken Soup
I love soups that can be considered a meal. They are warm and completely satisfying while only dirtying one pot. Plus it gives me an excuse to eat with a spoon and I love to spoon! To me, there is nothing better than homemade soup. In canned soup, the flavors seem to mush into each …
Tangelo-The Original Hybrid
Recently, my in-laws sent us a ten-pound box of tangelos from Florida. I thought it was wonderful to have some wonderful, fresh Florida fruit to brighten our winter. But then I was honest with myself because I didn’t know where a tangelo fit in the citrus family. Why hadn’t I heard about this “black sheep” …
Okra’s Gook Club
I have found as an ex-picky eater that the more I learn about a food, the better odds I will have to prepare it perfectly. But what do you do with a food that has a bad reputation like Okra. It doesn’t matter what I read about okra, someone will mention the “slime”. I’m …
Shepherd’s Pie
Do you ever see a dish on the television that looks so good you just have to eat it? You may know nothing about what is on the plate but the yummy noises coming from the chef making it has convinced you that you want that meal. I am one of the thousands of people …