Ok, it’s not your normal Christmas dish, but who wants normal all the time?! We’ve prepared many Italian dishes for holiday eating through the years – so why not Asian? Stir-fries are much easier than traditional ham and sides, and take a lot less time than lasagna. And they are super healthy, with a wideContinue reading “Peanut-Cinnamon Christmas Stir-Fry and A Holiday Note”
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Very Cheesy Vegan Ziti
It’s recipe time again! I always look forward to these weeks because they stir my creativity in the kitchen, and I’m excited to share the results with you. This week, I’ve prepared a dish that I’ve been considering since late last year! I have been hesitant (maybe lacking confidence) because it’s the veganization of aContinue reading “Very Cheesy Vegan Ziti”
Quick & Easy Monsoon Pasta
Rain is falling steadily outside and has been for hours. The temperature has dropped about 15 degrees since it started and I’m certain there’s a touch of Fall in the air. It’s time for a simple but warm & filling pasta dish. I came up with this formula years ago. The inspiration came from aContinue reading “Quick & Easy Monsoon Pasta”
Rice & Beans Soup with Fresh Oregano
About once a week, I make what I call a kitchen soup (shortened from kitchen sink soup because it just sounds better!) Fresh farmer’s market finds, veggies that have gone unused from earlier in the week, extra cooked grains, leftover fresh herbs, and sometimes beans go into the mix. Spices are chosen that will accentuateContinue reading “Rice & Beans Soup with Fresh Oregano”
Pestoed Pasta Summer Salad
During the time I lived in South Florida, I worked for a few years in an office on Palmetto Park Road near the Intracoastal Waterway. The area offered an incredible choice of really good restaurants, but my lunch go-to was a little Italian place called Lilly’s New Cuisine. Their signature salad was my favorite, aContinue reading “Pestoed Pasta Summer Salad”
Micro of the Macro 