As I said, our summer was full of basic meats but fantastic sides. This one was an accidental super star, I wasn't expecting the fanfare it was met with! In my market, the "season" is short for real, homegrown veg. The seasons we do have are fairly short, so one has to act fast to … Continue reading Avocado Corn Salad
Oh the glorious tomato! How do I love thee? Let me count the ways..... I choose a simple salad that makes the tomato the star of the show, as it should be! With just a handful of ingredients one can take the humble tomato and turn it into a super star! In my humble opinion … Continue reading Tomato Salad
Life as usual has gotten in the way of blogging! I have recently been granted the time to get back to it and a new kitchen to cook in so here we go on this new adventure! Let's start with the new kitchen. It is located in the corner of the 210 square foot tiny … Continue reading It’s been too long!
Specifically Tuscan Herbed Chicken Linguine with Creamy Tomato sauce and Charred Lemon. I chose this one because it sounded super easy with a 5 minute prep time and 40 minute cook time and like I could easily stretch it into 4 servings with just 2 or 3 things from the market! Ingredients they send: 1 … Continue reading Chicken Linguine
Quarantine cooking is a real thing! Not only are we having to rely on our pantry, we are having to make what we are able to buy go as far as it can. To this end a rotisserie chicken is perfect, you can have chicken and some sides as one meal, take the rest of … Continue reading Enchiladas Gone Wrong
You guys!! I have figured out how to make what I think is the best soup in the world! I am pretty sure that we have talked about this soup and where it comes from but just in case; there is a restaurant here that does mystery dinners, you get to dress up as your … Continue reading New Chicken Stock makes Green Chili Soup
I had been thinking about this meatloaf for days and with the grocery limits that were imposed at my local grocery I had to shop twice but it was worth the effort! I went with about 1 pound each of lamb, pork and beef and I had some mushrooms left so I took them for … Continue reading Triple Meat Meatloaf
Ya'll! This lasagna was magical! It took all day and used just about every dish in my cupboard but it was absolutely worth it! I already had noodles in the pantry so I only needed the filling ingredients. I wanted to add a fresh component since I was using canned sauce and I had my … Continue reading Lasagna!!
Being considered an Essential Worker basically means 50 hour weeks at work, creative shopping trips so I can keep as many of my people at home as much as possible, discovering so many local restaurants via delivery, a new way to make chicken stock that I can't wait to tell ya'll about as well as … Continue reading Essentially
I know that I said I was cooking things and that I would share them but what had happened was, I am considered "essential" so I have been working 10 hour days and then Netflix released Tiger King so in between work and naps I have been lost in a sea of "I met him!!" … Continue reading I am sorry
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