Mock Chopped Liver

Mock Chopped Liver

Tonight is the first night of Rosh Hashanah, and today is Labor Day. There is no way I am able to prepare a whole dinner for either one, and both on the same day is overwhelming. I have been craving chopped liver, but making chopped 

Eetch (Armenian Bulgur Salad)

Eetch (Armenian Bulgur Salad)

Recently, I got a dozen lahmejun from an Armenian church food sale. Lahmejun are like a very thin crust pizza or flatbread topped with minced meat, vegetables, and tomatoes. If I lived near an Armenian store or bakery, I would make this for dinner more 

Grilled Garlic Scapes

Grilled Garlic Scapes

What am I going to do with garlic scapes?  In the past, I made garlic scape pesto. It had an intense garlicky taste that was a bit much for me, even though I love garlic. I don’t want to make pesto right now because there 

Sauteed Lemon Garlic Kale

Sauteed Lemon Garlic Kale

Because the weather is getting warmer, my husband pulled up and picked four Red Russian Kale plants that had overwintered in the cold frame. Since he had taken the cold frame off, the plants had gotten huge and were starting to bolt. I shook my 

Sauteed Green Beans and Mushrooms

Sauteed Green Beans and Mushrooms

I have a lot of “recipes” that I use when I need shortcuts. Since I only have a small, limited amount of strength and energy, I usually put it towards an entree. Generally, I use a lot of frozen vegetables or do something easy with 

Brazilian Black Bean Soup

Brazilian Black Bean Soup

Instant Pot Version I try to add vegetarian dinners to our dinner lineup. We definitely love meat in this house. We eat meat or seafood for most dinners. Why do I try to add at least one vegetarian dinner a week to our menu? Well, 

Tabbouleh

Tabbouleh

Today, the day before Halloween, we woke up to the first snowfall of the season. You might imagine that we would be having a warm stew or soup for dinner, but when have I ever done things that make sense to other people? I am 

Split Pea Soup

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 

Oven Roasted Brussel Sprouts

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 

Creamy Coleslaw

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