Creamed Spinach
This quick, easy side dish is one of my hubby’s absolute favorite foods. I can see him cheesin’ from a mile away every time I make it 🙂
This quick, easy side dish is one of my hubby’s absolute favorite foods. I can see him cheesin’ from a mile away every time I make it 🙂
I seriously believe that breakfast is indeed the most important meal of the day: it gets my metabolism going, helps me shake off I’m-still-sleepy sluggishness, and sets the tone for the rest of day. (I am not so joyish or sunshiney when I’m hungry.) Â Sometimes, though, my mornings are […]
This quick-cooking recipe makes either 2 smaller or 1 larger serving and can be made ahead and reheated 🙂 Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups water (for creamy oatmeal, sub in 1/4 – 1/2 cup milk for an equal amount of water) 1/2 cup whole oats 1/2 cup nuts, chopped* 1/8 teaspoon […]
This is a super-easy, quick recipe that can be doubled, tripled, etc. to make extra for freezing 🙂 Ingredients: 4 boneless, skinless turkey (or chicken) cutlets 1 10oz jar orange marmalade* 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar salt and pepper extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) * I like St. Dalfour, but […]
After realizing that I know little no portion control when it comes to cereal, my go-to quick lunch (sometimes 2 slices and always with a mug of green tea) has also become my go-to late night snack (sans tea). Almond butter on multi-grain toast topped with sliced apples: simple, fast, […]
Salmon cakes make a great +1 to risotto, green salad, or – for my fellow Southerners – grits 🙂 Ingredients: 8  7.5 oz (or 4  15 oz) cans of red salmon, skin and large bones removed juice of 1 large lemon salt and pepper Optional: 1 medium shallot, chopped 1 […]
I am not much of a baker. Baking usually requires very specific ingredients and extreme care with respect to ratios, proportions, and other complex statistical matters. I like recipes I can play with: throw in a bit of this, a dash of that, and generally make it my own without […]