cooking – Hell, YES, You Can Cook!!

Yes. Squash Can Taste Like Something Other Than Candy.

So, I’m a nice Italian American girl. I did NOT grow up eating “squash” unless you meant zucchini and its blossoms. But every Thanksgiving, we would do the traditional American meal (with Ravioli on the side for my Sicilian Grandfather). And that meal always include sickeningly sweet squash, cooked with butter and maple syrup andContinue reading “Yes. Squash Can Taste Like Something Other Than Candy.”

Chicken. Mmmmmm.

Yum. It’s finally cool out, after one of the warmest Octobers in memory. The air is crisp. The leaves are golden. The heat is coming on at 2AM. So it’s obviously oven-roasted chicken time. I know what you’re thinking. “Who, me? Roast an entire chicken? All by myself?” Yes, dear friend. You can do this.Continue reading “Chicken. Mmmmmm.”

The “Art” of Food

I’ve been trying to experiment a bit with foods lately. I’m interested in improving my health by decreasing the fats and sugars that I consume. I’m also hoping to find foods that are more environmentally friendly than our usual American fare. Add in the fact that I get bored easily and you can imagine howContinue reading “The “Art” of Food”

Sometimes You Just Gotta Punt

So I went to the Farmer’s Market the other day. This market is one of my favorite signs of summer; full of local produce, locally made soaps and jams and jewelry and breads. Locally raised meats, and eggs and cheese. I love it. I love going there on Friday afternoons and seeing what I canContinue reading “Sometimes You Just Gotta Punt”

Onions Happen

So I have been using, and thoroughly enjoying, “Misfits Market” ever since the pandemic started. Back when I was too scared to venture out into the grocery store, and when the farmer’s markets were closed down, I learned about this site. You get to order veggies and fruits that aren’t “good” enough to be soldContinue reading “Onions Happen”

Yes, You Can Stir Fry Like a Pro!

Way back in the early 1980s, when I was a new wife/cook, I wanted to learn how to make Asian food. Everybody back then was into “stir fry” and I wanted to learn. When you’ve been raised by Italians, the idea of mastering Asian cooking can seem overwhelming. But I bought myself all of theContinue reading “Yes, You Can Stir Fry Like a Pro!”

Moroccan Lentil Soup

I’ve been trying to cut way back on the meat consumption in our house. My husband isn’t a fish eater, and I just watched “Seaspiracy“, so I’m off the salmon diet, too. There are only so many ways to eat tofu, and for everyone’s safety, we limit the amount of beans we consume in aContinue reading “Moroccan Lentil Soup”

Ginger Carrot Soup. Really.

I have been horribly ignoring this blog. Mea culpa. It just started to feel like work, and love of food should never be work. So. I pledge to share some wicked easy recipes again over the next few days. I might not have photos, but I got food. This is the story of ginger carrotContinue reading “Ginger Carrot Soup. Really.”

Competitive Cooking?!?

So I went to visit my Mom last weekend. At 90 years old, she doesn’t get up and about very much these days. She watches a lot of TV. Most of her TV watching consists, for reasons that defy explanation, of violent cop shows that make me cringe. Like NCIS and CSI and those otherContinue reading “Competitive Cooking?!?”

Tofu For Two

Paul and I are omnivores, but we lean toward eating meat most nights. He doesn’t like fish (except for shrimp) and we haven’t done much in the way of vegetarian cooking other than pasta marinara and the rare foray into dal. But we are aware of both the health and environmental impacts of meat eating,Continue reading “Tofu For Two”