Now that I have all of this lovely dark meat from the Thanksgiving turkey, now it's time to make something with it. I wanted to do something a bit more interesting than your typical stew. Not that your basic turkey stew is bad. I love that too, but you can only do that so many [...]
I decided to go simple this week with a vegetarian dish. Nothing fancy and still working in some non-meat dishes into our rotation. It's rare I run across a recipe that is only for one serving, but the recipe for Red Lentil Tagine with Pistachios from MyFitnessPal is one such recipe. What I like about [...]
Thanksgiving is next Thursday and I figured it would be good to share with you what I plan to make. I've been the person that cooks for the past few years and I try to mix healthy with a little naughty for the menu. If you are in the process of losing weight you may [...]
I am trying to do some recipes that show that you can eat almost anything and still fit it into your healthy lifestyle. I love cornbread. I don't eat it very often because it is a lot of calories. However, I wanted a challenge. I wanted to see if I could make a cornbread casserole [...]
After posting the recipe for Ash-e-reshteh, I was inspired to take another crack at using pasta. I'm glad I don't crave it enough to use it all the time, but no food should be off limits (unless it has to be for your health). One of the things I plan to do with this dish [...]
I do drink alcohol from time to time. I like a good chardonnay or single malt scotch. I don't imbibe every day, but I do like to have some every once in a while. I make it a point not to drink to excess. I think many of us, when we were younger, had a [...]
This recipe comes because I bought a full beef brisket to make homemade pastrami. Why am I making homemade pastrami? Because I want to make my favorite sandwich and so far I haven't been able to duplicate it. It 's called the the Tiffany Fweef Salcini from the Laundry. It's simply pastrami, honey mustard, scallion [...]
I love a good chowder recipe. It's finally getting cold enough for great soups, stews and casseroles. There are so many recipes I've been dying to try, but the weather was too warm. The cool weather is finally here. Yes, I am happy about that. Summer has never been my thing. Before you say, when [...]
The recipe for this week is more of a riff than a healthier version. Ash-e-reshteh is already healthy. It's a recipe from the Middle East that uses noodles and beans with caramelized onions. I was inspired by the story from the Huffington Post: This Persian Noodle Soup Recipe Is The One-Pot Wonder You Need. This story [...]
Ok. Now most of you have made this type of recipe. Ground beef with a couple of cans of condensed soup. This is very convenient, especially for busy people. I've made many myself when I was younger. However, if you are watching your health, it can be a nutritional nightmare. Condensed soup contains a lot [...]
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