Author: karen

It has been a really long time since I was able to post here. Being a mom seriously limits the time I have for writing and even cooking. This is Fourth of July weekend though so I have a bit of time to make some nice things. One is a tried and true favorite from […]

The last couple months I haven’t been posting much about what I’ve been making. Mostly because I’ve gotten into a routine of making some of the same things week after week. Yes, there is some variety including some fresh homemade whole grain bread, but generally speaking I haven’t strayed too far from the beaten path. […]

This week I struck gold on Easter Sunday at the grocery store. I LOVE lamb, especially leg of lamb. However, it is pricey ($8/pound) so I won’t buy it unless I’m feeling spendy. When I was perusing the sale bin this past weekend the meat lady came out with an entire cart of legs of […]

This spring I got cabbage twice in my CSA box. One cabbage was the size of a basketball. I like cabbage a lot but it can be a challenge to use it. I made a nice batch of coleslaw, boiled dinner, and then steamed some with potatoes, onions and kielbasa. All these meals were super […]

Sunday is my favorite day to cook because it is the day I have the most time to spend on things. Because of this I typically make something special on Sunday. This Sunday I decided I wanted to make a couple of Indian dishes. This week’s CSA box had mustard greens and spinach and my […]

This Sunday was St. Patrick’s Day and I wanted to make a Irish or British pub style meal. In the past, I’ve almost always made corned beef and cabbage for St. Patrick’s Day. However, I made this a couple weeks ago and I wasn’t ready to have it again so soon. Other alternatives were bangers […]

Today was a crazy windy day with a bit of bite in the air. I ended up sleeping late which meant that I missed my morning gym window. Since I really wanted to go at the end of the day, I had to find something for dinner that was fast or which would be pre-prepped. […]

For the last two week pretty much everyone in my house has had headcolds. Being stuffed up is super uncomfortable. One way to cope is to consume spicy hot food. My husband and I like Thai food and a month ago we had a new soup at our favorite Thai restaurant. Tom Kha is very […]

Around the Christmas holiday I made a big batch of homemade marinara sauce. My intent was to use half of it that night for spaghetti and meatballs then use the rest to make an awesome penne al vodka when some friends visited us for New Years. Well the best laid plans don’t always come to […]

So it is cold and rainy here today so I decided I really wanted to make something warm and tasty in the slow cooker. Normally I only make slow cooker recipes on the weekend when we have dinner guest because most of the ones I have make an enormous amount of food. But I really […]