published 3 years ago, 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 3 years ago, 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 3 years ago, 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 3 years ago, 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 3 years ago, 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 [...]
published 3 years ago, mid-January

The last time we were visiting South Africa, my brother and sister-in-law had us over for dinner. Cynthia is a really good cook and the spread she so effortlessly prepared was delicious. She baked some butternut squash and stuffed it with a rice and sauteed vegetable mixture. In my adaptation, I changed up the vegetable ingredients just a little bit. I couldn’t help add [...]
published 4 years ago, mid-December

This is something I recall my mom making throughout my childhood. It was her mom’s recipe. I’d somehow forgotten about this little gem of a dish until I came across the recipe in Novembers Cooks Country magazine. I stopped and reflected for a moment – could this recipe be refabbed (yes, I invented that word) gluten and casein free? I made this a [...]