Sitting at the island on this dreary rainy day thinking of all that I could do in the house and none of it is motivating me too much. Though writing my blog I forgot to pick up some deli ham when I went to the store yesterday to beat the rain. I wanted to use the leftover pork loin in a Cuban Sandwich. I vaguely … Continue reading Pork Loin Marinade
With the arctic weather we had the last couple of days here in New England you might be looking for something to warm your soul. We woke up to a whopping temperature of -19 degrees with a feels like -33 degrees with the windchill factor. I personally do not remember it ever being that cold around here. I made sure that we were as prepared … Continue reading Chocolate stout chili
As promised I spent some time in the kitchen this week. I actually spent time doing what I really like doing which is using up all the, not sure what word I want to use. Scraps? leftovers? odd and ends? Basically there were a few pieces of ham, a leek, a half of an onion, well there is usually a half of an onion in … Continue reading Pasta Alla Norma
Happy Healthy New Year! I am currently sitting at my island writing this on a Friday night, come Sunday when you read this I should be sitting on a beach or maybe by a pool on an island. My husband and I are spending his birthday relaxing doing a whole lot of nothing. I am going to share what I made for Christmas dinner with … Continue reading Herbed Crusted Beef Tenderloin
Gifts have been opened, paper tossed and my husband is cleaning up the kitchen. I hope you all are having or had a nice Christmas morning doing whatever it is you are doing. We all met up for food and presents and than everyone goes home to do something or nothing of their choice and then we all meet up again for dinner and dessert … Continue reading penne alla vodka
I was away last weekend for my anniversary and came home Sunday afternoon to my daughter in the kitchen with a plan for the week. Literally had the week planned out to what we were eating each night last week. One of her plans had me starting dinner since I work from home because making a roasted chicken during the week is not always the … Continue reading roasted chicken with croutons
We had some leftover empanada filling that we wanted to use up so I made some dough and after it rested my daughter filled and baked them for the freezer. Making empanadas has been on my list for a few years now and I just never pulled the trigger on them, they always seemed out of my grasp. Several years ago I ripped a 3 … Continue reading Chilean Empanadas de pino
I had picked up some ground turkey at Sam’s club the other day which means I had a lot of ground turkey I either had to freeze or use up. I made the chili I shared with you that was great and I will make again so I wanted to try to make some Italian meatballs. I was a little hesitant only because I love … Continue reading Turkey Meatballs
just to be upfront it is not my award winning turkey chili recipe and I am not sure what award it won but I made it this past week, OK yes I changed it a bit but we all loved it. My son said it could use some more salt but I was basically making it for my in-laws and my father-in-law needs less sodium … Continue reading award winning turkey chili
After 28 years working for a local company they decided to let several long term dedicated people go. I feel OK saying this now as I just received my last severance check 🙂 I was a little bitter at first but I have been so unhappy with the twists and turns of the company for many many years now. I stayed thinking what else could … Continue reading Cioppino – cod, sausage and fennel
