For several years, I’ve heard from my in-laws about a cherished recipe their mom used to make. Like many people, they weren’t very well-off growing up, so she had to learn to scrimp and save and let nothing go to waste. Her family lived in the country, so having a large garden helped keep the cost of groceries down. But when the gardening season came to an end, oftentimes she found she was inundated with a potentially useless vegetable – [...]
As the seasons change, one of the things many of us look forward to are warm, satisfying dishes like stews and soups. One of my favorite dishes is potato soup; unfortunately, it’s also a dish that can be very high in fat and calories (butter, cream, and bacon are all featured ingredients in most potato soup recipes). So I developed a recipe that cuts out almost all the unhealthy fat. I also added back in some extra flavor in the [...]
A few months ago, my husband and I purchased chicks to raise for the eggs. A couple of weeks ago, those chickens started laying eggs – and hoo, boy, did they start laying! They’ve been laying an average of a dozen a day, so we’ve been eating a LOT of eggs around here. In honor of the multitude of eggs, I decided to post the recipe for a popular Mexican breakfast dish – Huevos Rancheros. Essentially, it’s fried eggs over [...]
I’ve tried low carb; everything from South Beach to hard core Atkins. For me it worked out pretty well, but it wasn’t a sustainable diet. I don’t mean ‘sustainable’ in the tree-hugger sense, I mean it wasn’t a diet I could sustain. No fruits or breads whatsoever? Yeah… I don’t think so. Low carb diets rely on depriving your body of sugars – all sugars, and even the stuff your body turns into sugars. This puts your body into ketosis, [...]
For those of us living in the U.S., the Fourth of July holiday is just a few days away. Realizing that fact prompted me to look for a recipe you can make if you need to bring something to a barbecue or potluck (and for those readers not celebrating the holiday, this dish is just as delicious for a regular ol’ summer night). I’ve made this potato salad on numerous occasions, and each time the bowl has been (sometimes literally) [...]
“It seemed the world was divided into good and bad people. The good ones slept better… while the bad ones seemed to enjoy the waking hours much more.” ~ Woody Allen 191.4 lbs No, I’m not talking about the dizzy spells I’ve had occasionally. I’m talking about balancing your desire for certain foods with your desire to make certain changes to your diet. We see things presented in binary a lot of the time. Red State, Blue State. Right and [...]
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