I am now able to work from home, at least part time. I am glad where I work is now following what everyone else is being asked to do. I am part of the essential workforce, but we need to make sure our essential workforce stays healthy so we can help everyone else. Before I [...]
I haven't made our recipe for Hoppin' John for a while because we have moved to becoming vegetarians. Traditional Hoppin' John contains pork. I love pork, but there had to be a way to make a vegetarian version. Leave it to Connesserus Veg to get a solid recipe to start with. There are black eyed [...]
It's been getting busier and busier since the coronavirus outbreak has been ramping up. Now I'm working weekends so I need to have meals that are quick and healthy. Just because you may be busy, doesn't mean that you can't eat healthy. One of the reasons I do this blog is to help others with [...]
No rest for the wicked! I am putting in a floor in one of our small rooms this weekend, so I needed a recipe that would not take too much time to prep and cook. I had a recipe from Jamie Oliver for Mushroom Curry that fit the bill. It's based off of mushrooms with [...]
This week I am doing a brand new recipe. One that is based off of Chicken Ghee Roast. It's basically chicken roasted in a lovely butter based Indian masala. I wanted to make my own version using a lentil roast made into meatballs. Tony has asked me to lay off the tofu this week, so [...]
I was inspired to find a vegan Swedish meatballs recipe by one of my favorite YouTube Chefs: Alex the French Guy. Alex is a...french guy. He lives in France and mixes his engineering talents with cooking. Alex is publishing a series on making the perfect meatball. Not just perfect tasting, but perfectly shaped. On his [...]
I had never heard of Haluski until this week. I was watching a clip from Diners, Drive-ins and Dives from the Food Channel and came across a simple dish called Haluski. The version of haluski on the show was made from egg noodles, onions, bacon and cabbage. It sounded interesting. So I decided to see [...]
Wow it's been busy! For those of you who don't know, I work in public health. I specifically do preparedness. When disease outbreaks happen, we go into action. This means very intense work. Emergency preparedness is not for the faint of heart. However, it is rewarding work. We will figure out this current coronavirus outbreak, [...]
I chose to go a little out there while staying simple. I'm still not in the mood to make anything complicated. This week's recipe is one for Bengal Coconut Dal from the BBC show Indian Made Easy. This recipe uses chana dal or split chickpeas. You can find these at a well stocked grocery store, [...]
This week's recipe was inspired by watching a video by Laura Vitale from Laura in the Kitchen. She did a Zuppa Toscana recipe that looked great, but there was a lot of fatty meat in it and lacked vegetables. I wanted to make a healthier vegetarian version that would give you all of the comfort [...]
