From Scratch

This is the companion recipe to the gingered carrot soup I posted a few days ago. Like the soup, it’s fabulous and can stand on its own but they are better together; their flavors compliment each other perfectly. It’s fast, simple and tastes as if it required a lot more work. It epitomizes the wisdom of […]

I’ve been cooking frequently with ginger the past few months. I love the depth it brings to a dish, even when used in small amounts. And I’m especially fond of Asian flavors, so when this recipe showed up in the Healthy Dinners widget, it went onto my “to try” list.
I made it in April with […]

This moist bone-in pork roast, with a reduction made from apple juice, is a perfect recipe when you want a main course that’s OMG delicious but requires little work. When carved at the table, it’s impressive too.
It’s the dish I referred to in Opportunities to Stretch a Food Budget and it’s one of my favorites. The pork gets […]

I suspect the old saw that the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach came out of the decades-ago beliefs that women needed to know how to cook and had to “catch” a man. Nowadays those attitudes are relics, at least among most people, and cooking is not gender-specific except with Neanderthal men.
What hasn’t […]

I love it when I check email and find a recipe I can use, especially when it coincides with my make-ahead lifestyle. When it reminds me of a former favorite that fell out of favor for nutritional reasons, so much the better.
Cook’s Illustrated  sent this recipe for 24-Hour Omelet with Sun-Dried Tomatoes and Mozzarella. Assemble it today, […]

This lightened version of chicken Dijon came to me on a recipe mailing list six or seven years ago. It’s from a cookbook called Crazy Plates: Low-Fat Food So Good, You’ll Swear It’s Bad for You! by Janet and Greta Podleski. They’re sisters and, like Celine Dion, they’re Canadian. They’re also fond of puns — […]

One of my greatest pleasures in life is a lazy Sunday. No alarm, the Sunday talk shows and lots of hot coffee and fresh-squeezed orange juice with an armload of newspapers. Ideally, a leisurely breakfast is part of the equation but sometimes I (or we) don’t get around to it until it’s so late it […]

I rarely need a reason to eat chocolate, but I’ve discovered it’s American Chocolate Week, so now I have a good excuse. This is one of my favorite chocolate cakes. It’s delicious and very light, thanks to cake flour. The whipped cream frosting is what makes it special — don’t be tempted to leave […]