Peppers & Onions – A Favorite Italian Side Dish
Holiday parties are filling our calendars at this time of year and potlucks are a common menu for many. You may have had this dictate the food …
Side Dish
Potato, Potaato, Pancakes – One Way To Use Leftovers
Woke up this morning remembering yesterday’s great feast with friends and then the song “Potato, potaato, tomato, tomaato….” started rattling around in my head. (Please excuse the …
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Twas The Day Before Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving holiday in the US is tomorrow and I can picture most of you preparing something today for your dinner feast OR making reservations for a nearby …
Cheeky Leeky Potato Soup
After a solid week of making soups, you’d think we would be tired of them. Well, we had reached a saturation point last week because homemade soups …
Honey I Ate The Butternut Squash…… With Cranberries And Feta
Side dishes for meals and especially special holidays are like the step-child of the dinner. Everyone is focused on the turkey, ham, or roast, and the vegetable …
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Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
A recipe for success on a cold rainy day in Oregon: meatballs! And who knew there was a movie by the name of Cloudy With a …
Have a Soup-er Week
It’s soup-er time and the living is easy…. Cool days call for a large bowl of soup with a salad, and a hunk of bread to round …
You Don’t Know Beans – Garbanzo Beans That Is
Maybe it’s just me, but would you agree that garbanzos aka chickpeas are an under-appreciated bean? And they are one of the earliest cultivated legumes: 7,500-year-old remains have …
Primitivo Risotto With Sausage
When I travel I always take a cooking class or two, or three. It’s so much fun to learn from people in other areas of the …
The Last of This Season’s Vegetables
Thank goodness I have friends who have an overabundance of zucchini from their summer gardens. I’m probably the only dedicated home gardener that can’t seem to …
Scarlet Runner Beans – Best Kept Secret Ever!
Our summer garden has grown over time, adding raised garden beds each season for several years. We have a very small yard so making room for …