I love shopping for food, filling my grocery cart with fresh seasonal produce. But cooking these days is another matter. With so many activities beckoning, I find myself reluctant to cook. My jittery brain starts up with a game: How can I use up all that produce before it spoils? Pesto is such a useful…
Oven-BBQ Chicken Thighs – Warm Dijon Potato Salad
Do you carry stuff on your to-do list for way too long? for so long that it might as well belong on your to-don’t list? When I first received Camilla Saulsbury‘s 200 Best Sheet Pan Meals to review, I made stars here, there and everywhere indicating recipes to try. It’s a drool-worthy read. And then time passed. I was…
Chicken Marinara Pasta – And the Winner Is
Do you want to win an Oscar for your main course? Then answer “yes” to these three questions: Is it sweet, savoury, salty, spicy, fragrant and somewhat spicy? Does it have just the right chewy, creamy texture? Is it a gorgeous shade of orangey-red with flecks of green? Fill a pot with water and settle down for…
Lamb Stew with Artichoke Hearts – One Pot Meal
Don’t you just love a one pot meal? You toss in all the ingredients and wait for magic to happen. Usually you have to cook your artichokes and plow through the leaves to get to the heart—not that I mind, I adore artichokes. But this Lamb Stew features frozen artichoke hearts, which you just toss into the pot….
Maple Dijon Chicken – In 3 Jittery Minutes
Are you caught up with Oscar Buzz? I don’t care much who wins what this year; there are so many worthy, talented contenders. I just enjoy the hoopla. Maybe you, too, want to have a quiet night at home, with no distractions, to enjoy the show? Maybe you, too, want to spend as little time as…