I have a strange obsession with dumplings which depending on where you are in the world can also be called a potsticker, gyoza or simply ravioli. They generally has a small amount of meat and some vegetables wrapped around a wrapper and you can boil, fry, bake or any combination of the three cooking methods. I have made my fair share of homemade dumplings but … Continue reading Spicy and Sweet dumpling salad
Pretty much every Friday at work a group of us order lunch out from somewhere in town. How we decide depends on if someone wants to run out and pick it up; which generally isn’t the case so we end up ordering from 1 of the 2 places that will deliver. If we can get someone to run there are so many more options and … Continue reading Tomato butternut squash soup
Tis the season for the gardens to be cleaned out and prepped for next year! It has been a pretty disappointing gardening season for me this year. My garlic and onions were small, I didn’t get any cucumbers, my pepper and eggplant plants died and I may have gotten 10 squash in total. It wasn’t a total loss I still have a couple of enormous … Continue reading Egg Roll in a Bowl
Soup season came pretty quickly; at least for a couple of day. Nothing like going from 90’ to 40’ within a couple of days to start me thinking of making soup; literally any soup is fine with me. I do have a secret fantasy; well I guess it’s not a secret anymore; but to open a little soup shop. Kind of like a loaf and … Continue reading Pasta e Fagioli – similar to Olive Garden
I believe I mentioned a few weeks ago trying to pay a little more attention to what I was eating. Well it has been a pretty slow process for me. I refuse to eat something healthy that I can’t stand the taste of just because it’s healthier. In the same breath I have definitely gone the other way and also refuse to waste calories on … Continue reading Ground Turkey Chili
I have been craving scallops lately; when I order them out I love them fried; when I make them at home I tend to always sear them. They take no time at all to cook so this could be a wonderful quick weeknight meal. Even though I made them; I still want to go out for some crispy, tender, juicy fried scallops. They are just … Continue reading Sauteed Scallops & Swiss Chard
Last weekend my daughter and I were binge watching some Ina Garten episodes and we have already made 3 of the recipes. She is my favorite “I can make that” person to watch. I have on numerous occasions watched an episode and then my mind starts racing to my fridge/freezer and pantry to see if I have everything so I can make it when I’m … Continue reading 16 Bean Soup – pasta e fagioli
If you have never lived in NH let me give you a quick overview of how quickly the weather can change in just a few days. Last Sunday it poured and was around 60’F. Thursday was 92’F with 100% humidity; which to me means a seriously bad hair and this morning we woke to 40’F. That’s a week in the life of a New Hampshirite. … Continue reading Sweet Italian Sausage with Roasted Garlic Pesto
So I am extremely curious how many people will even continue to read this particular blog. I don’t know about you and your friends but my peeps seem to have a love it or hate it response when I bring it up. I will especially be waiting for a comment from SF if he actually reads this one. I will confess that up until a … Continue reading Sauerkraut dish I didn’t know about
If life gives you lemons you are supposed to make lemonade right? What do you do when someone hands you 3 enormous blocks of Parmigiano Reggiano cheese? Well I make Alfredo, Parmesan Crisps, Risotto, and Parmesan rind broth and basically grate it on anything and everything I want. A couple of weeks ago a friend showed up with 3 blocks of Parmigiano Reggiano cheese for … Continue reading Parmigiano Reggiano – crisps / alfredo / rind broth
