Month: March 2025

I remembered to set the puff pastry out to thaw the night before so it was ready to use.  This is a simple dish to make.  It’s a bit of a misnomer because I did not have leeks or brie.  I substituted shallots and gruyere cheese.  It was easy and really good.  This recipe comes…

I had an activity at the JCC this afternoon from 4-5:30, and I played Mahjong from noon to 2:30.  So I did not have time to cook today.  I went over early in the morning and made up a salad to be my contribution to the evening meal. John cooked chicken breasts in the oven…

The beef sauce was really good, we liked it.  I used creminis mushrooms and wholegrain mustard.  It also called for balsamic vinegar and 2 T of tomato puree.  The recipe called for 2 cups of beef stock but I didn’t do that.  I wanted it to be a thick meat sauce, not soupee. It also…

Everyone really liked the Tuscan chicken and Michelle loved the cabbage salad. There was still fresh dill in the fridge leftover from a couple weeks ago so I used the rest of it in the dressing for the salad.  The grocery store didn’t have any savoy cabbage so I used plain green cabbage.  It was…

This is an old remedy for a cold.  Michelle had a cold virus and was not feeling well.  So I went over and made her some chicken soup with ginger and garlic to help her feel better.  It worked.

This is a Suzy Karadsheh recipe from the Mediterranean Dish website.  It’s one of our favorites.  I did make the hummus from scratch.  The way I usually serve this one is to get a big platter, spread the hummus, then put the hamburger mixture on top, then a layer of fresh tomatoes.  I love the…

I probably cooked too much food this week.  But dinner was much better this time than last week.  The feta spinach loaf was interesting.  I didn’t have buttermilk so I used Greek yogurt.  I didn’t think it was liquid enough so I added some cream, enough so I could incorporate the spinach.  The spinach is…

I am interested in doing more plant based meals.  But then I started thinking that it wouldn’t be enough protein for Apollo, so I added shrimp to the Garlic/Chile Kale. The Marry Me Chickpeas turned out really good and went great with the Nan.  But the shrimp and kale dish as far as I was…

I have not cooked in several weeks because I didn’t need to during the holidays.  John’s parents were here for two weeks.  They went home then John’s sister, her husband and 2 of their kids came for New Years. I bought a large package of pork chops at Costco last weekend.  I suggested to Michelle…

I checked ahead of time today to make sure everyone would be home.  No swim team practice tonight, dinner at 6. I spent a couple hours at the Bala Cynwyd Library while my car was being serviced.  Do you know how many  cookbooks they have at that library?  The cookbook section is HUGE!  I ckecked…