Author: karen

Last week’s CSA box came with a plethora of kale. See has my spouse is not a fan. I needed to find a new way to make it for myself. Something that would be easy at lunch. I settled on Kale Quinoa Tabbouleh. For those who don’t know, Quinoa is a small grain that comes […]

I’m a big fan of quiche because it is really easy to make, holds up well on reheat, and can be eaten a almost any meal. Because of that I’ve often made a quiche to eat for lunch during the week. I also often make it for my lunch “dates”. Making a good quiche is […]

I’m a super big fan of short ribs. I like to buy them when they are on sale in the bargain bin at the grocery store and put them in the freezer for when I have a serious craving. Sometimes I make Texas-style chili with them. Sometimes I cook them down Mexican style and make […]

Last night I made Roasted Lemon Pepper Chicken and Potatoes. As always when I make a chicken I ended up with a ton of leftovers. IMHO poultry doesn’t reheat well in the microwave. It ends up tasting dried out. So I typically try to steer away from reheating my leftover chicken. Instead I go for […]

One of my favorite recipes that I got from my husband’s family are Spritz cookies. One Christmas he bought me the cookie press to make them. Since then I’ve been making them for Christmas treat. They are pretty cool and lots of fun. One of the best things about them is that you can make […]

It didn’t seem fair that I was making all sorts of holiday goodies and my husband couldn’t enjoy any of them. So I decided I’d make a batch of diabetic friendly Oatmeal Chocolate Chip cookies for him. What make these friendly for him? They use whole wheat flour, oatmeal, and flax seed Baking Splenda Sugar […]

One of the great things about living in Houston is that it is often warm at Christmas-time. This means you have lots of choices in terms of the tasty food you can have at Christmas-time. This year I decide to make a meal with a southwest flair: Lime Cilantro Tacos and Southwest Corn Salad. Southwest […]

I’m a big fan of chocolate. So I’m always looking for tasty new recipes that involve chocolate. I often make a double-chocolate cookie recipe. However, I wanted to try something new. Chocolate and hazelnuts are super tasty together so I decide that I wanted to make a riff on an existing recipe which would add […]

We’re back to the time of the year when a significant portion of my CSA box is greens and root vegetables. This week I got beet, mustard and turnip greens as well as beets and turnips. I love beet greens sauteed and I’ve used mustard greens in the past and have some ideas about what […]

Summer here in Houston can be evil, particularly when the thermometer crests triple digits like it did for much of July. The A/C keeps things relatively pleasant but after working in the garden or going for a run, one just craves a summer frozen treat. The problem is that the treats at the store which […]