Recipes modified for people with mobility challenges or just general lack of cooking motivation!
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 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 …
Fall is calling me! I’ve never liked the heat of summer. October is my favorite month of the year. I can’t wait for long sleeves, jackets and hoodies, sweaters, apple cider, and the fall color. What’s available seasonally seems to mimic the colors of the …
I started making this dish several years ago when I had a glut of garden tomatoes. We were eating tomatoes often, in so many different ways, but all were uncooked. I needed another way and realized I could roast them. Turning the oven on in …
My whole family loves cabbage. They don’t just like it, they love it. Once when my oldest daughter was young, we went to a restaurant where you can choose 2 or 3 sides from a long list to go with whatever you choose as your …
One of the things I love about summer are the fresh vegetables and herbs from the garden. Summer is the time we get to eat a lot of sliced tomatoes drizzled with olive oil and cucumbers sprinkled with salt. This is so easy as a …