Asparagus & Ricotta Pillows
Asparagus and Ricotta Pillows is a light dish, perfect for early summer. Asparagus is still in season and easy to find in the Pacific Northwest in …
Side Dish
Green Risotto For St. Patrick’s Day
Why is food around St. Patrick’s Day always green? Green beer, green shamrock cookies, green spaghetti… oh wait just a minute. No, no, never green spaghetti!! …
The Secret of No-Soak Beans
A kitchen appliance that has taken a back seat with my cooking methods is the Instant Pot. Several previous posts may have mentioned my reluctance to …
Drunken Onions With French Onion Pasta
Check out this Staub pot! The lid converts to a grill so you can be using both pieces for separate cooking functions. I’m in love with …
Not Too Sweet For Me – Sweet Potato Pie
With the major holidays past us and 2021 cleaning the landscape of the future, I’m sharing this simple sweet potato pie to brighten your table. January …
In A Flash! It’s Cannellini Mash!
Cannellinis are such a wonderful bean. They can be used in a variety of recipes. A few of my favorite recipes that include cannellini beans: Cannellini …
Autumn Star – Butternut Squash
Butternut squash certainly deserves as much attention in autumn as zucchini does in summer, don’t you agree? This beautifully golden orange colored squash is packed with …
The Secret Affair: Butternut Squash & Apples
It’s probably not so secret knowledge that butternut squash and apples pair well together in recipes. They enhance each other’s best qualities, much like a marriage. …
Take Two – Pasta e Fagioli Soup
Where or where has my pasta e fagioli recipe gone? I’ve looked on this website, in my boxes of stray recipes, and even asked my friend …
Green Tomatoes Shine With Cauliflower Rice
There must be a few people who are nurturing the last of their garden harvest like me. The few remaining tomatoes I have been hoping would …
Airy Asparagus – It’s So Easy To Fall In Love!
The perception of lusting after something (or someone) brings up visions of people wanting a bigger house, a nicer car, beautiful jewelry, etc. Me? I lust …
Stuffed Sweet Potatoes With A Spicy Surprise
Checked my potato basket and realized a sweet potato was starting to root – uh oh. I have to cook it now before it uses all …