My favorite soup from Olive Garden is the Zuppa Toscana. I really like the gnocchi one too but the sausage and kale really make me feel like family. We all want to make our favorite dishes at home. This is one that can be done fairly easily. It has a handful of ingredients that are … Continue reading Olive Who?
I know the weather is starting to change and we are almost out of soup season. I found this recipe and I fell right into it. As far as I am concerned, it is always soup season! We are going to start with this mushroom soup and move on to some chilled ones. This soup … Continue reading Hungarian Mushroom Soup
We have talked about cucumber salad before. I came across this recipe when I was looking for those meat rolls. Cucumber salad was another hero on the island. Most places had one version at least. One of the street vendors made one with black vinegar and garlic. She was next to the yakatori man. For … Continue reading Sunomono – Japanese Cucumber Salad
Taco Rice was another of my staples on Okinawa. It was invented in the 1980's as a fast food for the servicemen. It is exactly what it sounds like. Rice topped with ground beef, lettuce, cheese, tomatoes or salsa and avocado. Lime wedges on the side for an extra burst of acid. They do use … Continue reading Let’s Taco’bout Rice
The wedge is my most favorite of the salads. The old standards are quite often the best! I really am a 1950's housewife in my heart. Honestly, it is the most basic of salads but it can still be fancy. We have talked about this before. We have grilled romaine and radicchio, we have used … Continue reading The Wedge
I have decided that I love my Cook's Illustrated magazines! I still feel like the recipes are above my skill level but they do have awesome tid bits. I've talked about tid bits and bits and bobs before, now I have a couple of new ones. This first one is called "Magic Butter Sauce". It … Continue reading A new thing, new to me at least
We are going to talk about the tiny kitchen! I mentioned that I only had 2 induction burners that I had to watch a video about how to use. I had a microwave and a toaster oven. The toaster oven set off the smoke detector every time. Turns out it was a heat detector instead … Continue reading Stir Fry
Ok, one last tomato recipe and a pause on the side dishes. I am excited to tell y'all about the tiny kitchen creations so this will be our last 'mater dish. I don't always want a sandwich but sometimes the bits left around the kitchen lend themselves to being stuck between two slices of bread. … Continue reading Tomato Sandwich with Herbed Cream Cheese
If there is a veg that I love as much as the tomato, which isn't a veg at all, it would have to be the cucumber! She is so versatile. She can be pickled, sauteed, grilled, juiced, sliced into water or eaten raw. This is another simple salad. By simple in this case I mean … Continue reading Cucumber Salad
We had a bumper crop of the 'maters so I am going to keep sharing how I used them. This is another super simple side. It's summer, it's hot, no one wants to work any harder in the kitchen than necessary. Good quality ingredients make this salad absolutely burst with flavor! The ingredients can be … Continue reading Greek Salad
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