With only a few more days before Thanksgiving, try out this delicious recipe that combines stuffing and acorn squash into a personal feast! You also cannot tell that my stuffing was made healthier with secret substitutions like minimizing oils and butter. Adding tart, fresh cranberries gives it that special Thanksgiving Day flavor! This also is […]
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Healthy turmeric gives this dish a golden glow to make any child want to eat their dinner. My daughter calls it Golden Chicken – it’s like she’s hit the jackpot of dinners. After a long afternoon arguing a case before the Appellate Division, and then rushing to get the kids to the tutor, I threw […]
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How do you unwind after walking for two hours while trick or treating with your children in 35 degree weather? Come home and warm up to mulled spiced red wine that you put on before you left! It’s the perfect “warm me up” treat. Also great for bonfires, sitting by the fire pit, or star […]
Who needs take-out when you have a slow cooker? This easy recipe is as simple as dumping some items in the slow cooker in the morning, and having dinner ready when you get home. I served my beef with a quick napa cabbage stir fry on the side.
As a little girl, my Yiayia loved her tomato plants. We would have so many tomatoes, that the only thing to do was to can them. I tried to follow in her footsteps with growing tomatoes, but my squirrels love them. So I’m left with the only thing the squirrels hate – jalapenos! But apparently, […]
As a child, my Yiayia would make stuffed grape leaves (dolmades to some, or Koupepia for us Cypriots). They were delicious, but so much work! Having helped her roll grape leaves as a child, when my farm share delivered me a bunch of cabbage, collard greens, peppers, and napa cabbage (all in the same week), […]
In less than 20 minutes, I was able to assemble 3 breakfasts, 3 lunches, and 1 dinner for 4, while also getting the kids on the school bus (with 2 seconds to spare). This simple crock pot meal lets you look forward to a healthy, home-cooked dinner after a long day at the office.
What do you make for your uncle whose turning 75 and says “no presents”? You making homemade Loukoumi otherwise known as Turkish Delight. A delicious candy treat that has a softer consistency than taffy but a flavorful fruity flavor – that comes from real fruit, not artificial flavorings. My uncle appreciated the call back to his […]
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It’s pumpkin season! Pumpkin lattes! Pumpkin pie! So now it’s time for Pumpkin Bread Pudding. Leftover Italian bread plus a few pantry staples later, and you have a delicious, “go to” dessert. My husband went to the Italian market and, of course, overbought on the Italian bread. I put the extra loaf in the fridge […]
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Sweet Italian sausage has a distinctive, delicious flavor in large part due to the fennel seeds that are used. Given store-bought sausage is not very heart-healthy, I modified it by taking the same seasoning base and adding it to low-fat ground turkey meat (or you can use ground chicken). I made them into “meat balls”, […]
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