Yesterday's birthday boy requested, for his birthday dinner, crab cakes, garlic mashed potatoes and salad. Pretty easy supper, but not cheap. I swallowed my inner cheapskate and hardly looked at the price. Well, it was less expensive than dinner out, at least a nice dinner out. The recipe I use for ...

. I am republishing my post from Lent last year, and have added to it the meatless meals I have posted since then. ~~~~~~ Cooking during Lent is a challenge for most people (well, Lent is suppose to do that to us, isn't it?). We all grew up with a handful of meatless meals to choose from, some of wh...

For a moment, let your mind’s eye wander and hop aboard our magic carpet. Today, we’re headed to the northeastern portion of Spain, where the land of Catalonia meets the Mediterranean Sea. In a word -- wait, in two words -- the cuisine here is complex and enchanting. Romesco sauce with steamed b...

With Lent coming soon, I thought I'd post this wonderful meatless-meal! This is what we had last night and it was a real winner: Salmon Burgers (makes 9-12 burgers, depending on how large you make them) Four 6-oz cans salmon, drained & flaked 1/2 c. finely shredded Cheddar cheese 1/4 c. grated p...

. I've been a poor blog host lately. Life has me so busy that while I'm cooking everyday, I just don't have time to write about it. This recipe is for all my friends who are expecting babies. This recipe is loaded with lots of good baby nutrition -- especially Omega 3 (technically known as omega-3 f...

.\ Last week it turned cold in our neck of the woods and cold weather means soup for dinner. There is just nothing so good as a bowl of homemade soup on a cold, wet day. And for a special treat, I made bread bowls to serve it in. The kids thought it was awesome -- as one kid put it, "it's like playi...

Our CSA is now including beets in our share weekly and while I really love roasted beets in salad or paired with goat cheese, or served warm with dill, I must say my repertoire is in no way extensive enough to keep up with the quantities in my crisper. As some of you may know, I was recently given a...

Michelle of Thursday Night Smackdown has invited all comers to jump into the ring with her by initiating a new monthly blog event called First Thursdays. Even though I'm kind of scared of her it sounded like fun, plus there's this scary dish I've been wanting to try forever, so... here we are. I hav...

I'm a tomato snob. Once the last of the summer tomatoes disappear I just don't buy any until the first local beauties reappear in Late June or July. You know what I'm talking about, don't you? Remember the first time you tasted a real tomato? Not one of those hard red-orange things stocked in the gr...

We were supposed to go the K of C Fish Fry last night. The K of C at our parish has a pretty good one -- with real fish. But Doug bugged out for a state b-ball tournament and with a new cold, I didn't have it in me to take the kids alone. So I resorted to our default Friday meatless meal, Salmon Pat...