Split Pea Soup
Whose kids like split pea soup? The color is a yucky green. The gloopy texture can be off putting to a lot of people and the name is not a favorite among many. Peas are often the butt of childhood vegetable jokes. So why did …
Month: October 2020
Instant Pot Mac and Cheese
Oh mac and cheese, even when I made you out of a box, I still had to drain you. I knew there had to be a better way. After a lot of internet searching and trying out different recipes, I found that I didn’t have …
Fruit Crisp
This week when I got my produce order from my local farm store, I asked what they had for salads that was different and interesting. Ryan suggested ground cherries. I’ve heard of ground cherries but have never eaten them. Being an adventurous person, I decided …
Oven Roasted Brussel Sprouts
Oven roasted Brussel sprouts are lovely. I really look forward to them. Please know that last night’s pictures of my Brussel Sprouts are not going to look pretty. I will explain. One of the biggest cooking problems I have, is that due to lack of …
Last Minute Dinners
I always wanted to be Laura Ingalls This past week we didn’t have power for about 52 hours. A fast moving storm with crazy wind and rain moved through. Although it was sunny about 30 minutes later, the whole area had widespread power outages. Electric …
Instant Pot Swiss Steak
Getting beef right now is hard. When my last grocery shopper couldn’t find sirloin, they asked if I wanted something as a substitute. I wanted to know what was available and inexpensive. Her answer was… cube steak. I thought, “what the heck, throw it in”, …
Creamy Coleslaw
Last night we had fish fry sandwiches. A fish fry is an upstate New York thing. I was unfamiliar with them in the Boston area, but I learned what they were when we moved here. It’s simply a sandwich made of a piece of fried …
Rice Pilaf
In which I throw in the towel: Day 1 Rice pilaf is easy if you pay attention. It is a side that we eat often in the Armenian culture. I simply brown crushed vermicelli in butter, add the rice to toast a little and then …
Apple Walnut Supreme Cake
My refrigerator is about to explode from all the baking apples I have right now. I forget and keep adding them onto various grocery lists. I keep coming up with a myriad of plans to make delicious fall recipes, both sweet and savory but my …
Balsamic Marinated Chicken Thighs
We are at that weird time of year at the end of September where we can still grill but summer produce is a little thin. I have chicken thighs in the freezer and a sugar pumpkin on the counter. How can I make this a …