Cranberry sauce is one of my favorite things on the holiday table. I really like the sweet and sour flavor with poultry. And the red makes the whole dish look festive! Total confession – the cranberry sauce in the can used to be my absolute favorite. It’s...
Tomatoes and cucumbers can be found pretty much year-round. They also happen to be quite resilient and last quite long in the fridge. One night they were the only two vegetables I had to work with, so I cut them up and put them together. Voila! A...
Years ago I’d have eaten a salad for lunch or dinner to maintain or lose weight, just like everyone else. At the time I didn’t understand why, after having a big salad, I’d get so hungry within an hour or two afterwards.
If you want kale that tastes good you’ve got to know how to buy it. The more fresh your vegetables are the better they’re going to taste, and the same goes for Kale! Curly kale needs to have soft leaves. The stem needs to be turgid (stiff and have...
Once you’ve tried this recipe, you won’t believe how easy chicken soup is to make. Both of my Slovak grandmothers made a variation of this soup recipe. When I was old about 14, they taught me how to make it myself. It was so easy and inexpensive, it became one...