Welcome! I started food blogging on January 9, 2006. My goal was to simply collect my recipes all in one searchable space for use in a cookbook or two I hoped to write someday. As of 2024, most of the recipes on this site are from 2006-2021. When I moved them from my previous domain, the pictures did not stay with the posts. I have fixed a few, but right now my priorities are creating new posts and writing my SECOND cookbook. YAY! I finally wrote a cookbook!
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Quick and Easy: Comfort From the Kitchen.
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In the meantime, here are a few recipes, and you can scroll through them all via the Recipe Blog page.
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- Sourdough Discard Crackers: Crisp and “Cheesy!”
These are SOOOOOOOO good. They almost taste like cheese crackers. And the pack quite a crunch. Along with a gazillion other people, I started playing with sourdough in March of 2020, when no one could get their hands on yeast and we were all trying … - Crowd-pleasing Simple Mushroom Onion Soup
Melt butter in a 3-quart or larger saucepan, add the mushrooms and onions, and cook for about 5 minutes over low heat, stirring often, until the mushrooms have released some of their liquid. Using a whisk or wooden spoon, stir in the flour, add the … - Awesome (Mostly) Whole Wheat Tortillas
I started making tortillas after finding Gemma’ of ‘s recipe on her Bigger Bolder Baking food blog that used a mix of whole wheat tempered with some white flour. They are, as she says, a bit “rustic,” and I can never get them to be … - Chicken Stock Under Pressure – the best!
While I opt to poach boneless skinless chicken breasts on the stove top,* I always use a pressure cooker when I have a whole chicken to work with. Just follow my directions and you will end up with close to two quarts of delicious chicken … - Pan-seared swordfish with lemon butter caper sauce — Easy!
So easy! So delicious! So quick! Use this recipe for a quick meal or as part of a company meal menu. And, while you could leave out the capers in a pinch, or if you don’t like them, I think they put this recipe over … - Ground Beef and Cabbage – So easy and so delicious!
This is a great one-dish meal – just add some good bread to soak up the juices or serve over rice or pasta. Plus, it offers the perfect way to get nutrient-rich cabbage into your meal routine. To watch my cooking demo video for this … - Chick Peas with Chorizo Sausage – less meat, more veggies!Do you sometimes wonder what to do with the produce in your fridge and and all sorts of things in your freezer? While I am presenting this as a recipe as I made it, I encourage you to use the basic technique (saute onion and …
- Crustless Quiche: a great way to use leftovers!Crustless Quiche Base: 6 eggs 1 cup milk 1 cup grated cheese (cheddar cheese, swiss cheese or mozzarella)) 2 tbsp parmesan cheese (optional) salt & pepper to taste 1 + cup optional ingredients (see below) Optional Ingredients: The original poster of this recipe has this suggestion: “As a general …
- Simple Blended Burger: Bursting with Flavor and Crunch!I came up with this recipe for the #BlendedBurgerContest of the Blended Burger Project sponsored by Bon Appétit and the Mushroom Council. While the recipe doesn’t include sourcing specifics, and, as submitted called for ingredients you can find at any grocery store, I did use …