One of my current household endeavors is not to waste food. I grew up in a full house, and family stopped by often. Nothing was ever wasted. As an adult, I learned to freeze leftovers in individual portions, and eventually, how to cut up cooked meats and vegetables, and put them in soups, casseroles, and [...]
I think Manchego is the musky Spanish cousin of Reggiano. I read that it, Manchego, is the favorite cheese of Spain. So I had to taste it. After all, the country that gave the world paella must know something about good food. I like Manchego. For some reason I imagined it to be very strong [...]
Ever since it became common knowledge that the healthiest food in the grocery store is on the outside aisles, the grocery stores around me have been rearranging. I think they have now succeeded in alienating me. I am so sick of having to walk four aisles from the toilet paper to find the napkins, and [...]
To my way of thinking, fresh produce is priceless. I have a six year old who snacks on fresh fruits and vegetables. Don’t get me wrong, if it were too expensive we would still be eating veggies from the grocery. But I don’t judge the value of produce by dollars alone. DH says he’s not [...]
Ingredients Oil Butter 4 Green onions chopped 5 Bulbs Garlic Fresh ginger slivered 3 cups rice Can of coconut milk, or fresh if you can find it 1 Cream of chicken soup 1 to 2 cups water 1 Zucchini shredded 1 Summer squash shredded 1 Orange bell pepper sliced 1 cup Mushrooms sliced Heat [...]
