published 7 months ago

Several weeks ago I received an email from Lauren, blog owner of www.celiacteen.com. Here is a 16 year old young woman who has a very big heart. Feeling a sense of helplessness for the Haitians devastated by the earthquake, Lauren came up with the idea to create a recipe book full of recipes “that mean [...]
published last year, mid-November

My daughter has been reacting to tomatoes lately. Within minutes of eating them her face becomes flushed with red silver-dollar sized circles – almost as if someone has applied blush to her barely 4 year old cheeks. Strangely enough it’s not an effect produced by canned tomatoes (which can sometimes cause a reaction for some people) but fresh tomatoes. [...]
published last year, at the end of October

This dish is perfect autumn stick-to-your-ribs fare. Loved every bite. So did my husband. Unlike me, he’s not a big swiss chard fan – but even he didn’t even realize it was in there. Instead of using white potatoes, I chose sweet potatoes for a more nutritious component. This recipe is really quite forgiving. It [...]
published last year, at the start of August

Several days ago, we had this unusual hiatus to our typical 95 degree July heat. We had three wonderful days of cloud cover and beautiful rain – with an amazing rare double rainbow thrown in for good measure. It looked like the pot of gold was hidden directly behind my neighbor’s house – just stunning. [...]
published last year, at the end of May

This past weekend, I made these noodles. Our Memorial Day weekend was very nice but it was rainy and the weather was rather cool – the entire weekend. It’s supposed to warm up quite nicely this week so this was probably the last time we’ll have a dish with ginger in it until the weather turns [...]
published last year, mid-May

This was SO delicious ! It’s got great depth of flavor. A little sweet and a little savory. My favorite. If I may make a suggestion: prepare all the ingredients ahead of time and put them to the side of the saute pan so they are ready to add when you need them. The cooking time is VERY [...]
published last year, at the start of April

I owe all of you an apology. I have not meant to neglect you. Things in our neck of the woods have not exactly been smooth going…we are in the process of selling our house. AND we are currently in South Africa on a family holiday. Trying to get ready to list our house and simultaneously [...]