Baked parsnip fries recipe

I really, really ate too much the tail end of last week.  And it wasn’t lettuce I was overeating, in case you’re wondering.  The whole Thanksgiving-Hanukkah collision really did me in.  If all the pies and butter last Thursday weren’t enough, the potato pancakes fried in an inch of oil followed by more sugar over […]

Green monster popsicles recipe

I am so excited to pick up Mr. Picky today!  He has been gone for 13 whole days and I sure do miss him and all his pickiness.  I can tell from the photos the camp posts online everyday that he is having such a fun time.  And just like I predicted in a previous […]

Tuna patties recipe

Everyone this week was asking about my Mother’s Day and I realized I completely forgot to recount the day for my dear readers!  After all, it has been tradition the last couple of years that my husband and bother-in-law and sometimes my father-in-law too, plan and execute Mother’s Day lunch for the ladies.  They even […]

Asparagus and Artichoke Frittata Recipe

I was talking to some ladies in one of my classes last week about their plans for Mother’s Day.  It turned out to be a really funny conversation and rather interesting to hear how everyone spends the “holiday.”  I assumed that everyone spends the day, or at least most of the day, with their children […]

How to cook beans from scratch

This is the time of year when I start to make more bean-based soups and chilis.  And as soon as it stops being 80 degrees around here, I’ll get right on that.  Actually, regardless of the season, we are a bunch of bean eaters in this house.  Besides chili, I use beans in Mexican dishes, […]