This week has been a tough week. End of summer Eastern Equine Encephalitis is rearing it's ugly head along with COVID-19. Needless to say, I have had a few late nights. However, like all outbreaks, they are really busy in the beginning and then a rhythm sets in. 18 years doing this, I'm pretty used [...]
Before I get into the recipe for this week, I wanted to talk about changes that happen to us over time. I have gained some not so insignificant weight recently. I'm disappointed that I let it get this far out of hand. While this has happened, I wanted to share with you what I have [...]
This week's recipe is one out of necessity. I have some corn tortillas that crumble when you try to use them and I don't want them to go to waste. Tony has also gone back to eating meat. He has A-Fib and found that the vegetarian diet was making him have more episodes than eating [...]
Coq au Vin is a classic French dish. I have made the red wine version before. However, I don't keep red wine around much, but pretty much always have some form of dry white wine around. So in my search for great recipes, I came across this recipe for Coq au Vin Blanc from Taste [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Another Mexican-inspired dish for you today. According to Wikipedia, the dish originated from Puebla, Mexico. Regardless of where it started, it's a pretty good dish. Shredded chicken in a tomato and chipotle sauce. I found a great version from Better Homes and Garden where they made a mango version. I'm taking a step further and [...]
This recipe was inspired by a post by my friend Aaron. He posted a great comment on his Facebook page, which said: "So...dopiaza curry.....omfg, everything in it is Sooooooo tender". I had never heard of Dopiaza Curry, so I decided to look it up. You would Dopiaza would be Italian, but Italians don't make curries. [...]
Looking at the weather this week, it's time to beat the heat. The slow cooker is perfect for this. No fuss and doesn't heat up the house. I ran into this recipe from Half-Baked Harvest for Crockpot Creamy Cashew Chicken and was intrigued. I love cashews and I've never tried cashew milk. I've heard a [...]
I have made both chicken and rice bakes and chicken tortilla casseroles. They are both very good. While I was thumbing through a list of recipes for chicken and rice, I saw a recipe from Half-Baked Harvest that combined the two. This recipe for Skillet Salsa Verde Tortilla Rice Bake uses salsa verde, the green [...]
