Month: September 2025

I have never been to Morocco but I love the warm spices that are used in Moroccan recipes.  This recipe comes from liveeatlearn.com.  Not to mention that a simple can of chickpeas can be magical because they are so versatile.  This recipe uses just a few ingredients but I love it.  I will definitely be…

This time I did use a recipe.  The one I used came from liveeatlearn.com.  Basically to start with you make a white sauce using 2 cups of vegetable broth instead of milk.  It called for 2 cans of chickpeas but that’s too much for me.  I used 1 can of chickpeas and a half a…

Very simple meal this evening.  I made a casserole with grated zucchini and chopped onion, two eggs, bread crumbs.  For seasoning I used fresh dill.  It was very simple.  It’s like one of those recipes you see on internet where the guy throws a few things into a baking dish, mix it, cheese it, and…

I’m cooking for myself more often than I did for the family.  Not limited to just Wednesday’s anymore. Tonight I had about a quarter pound of ground turkey in the freezer and a bag of mixed vegetables I wanted to use.  I thought a stir fry would work well.  I was right, it did. All…

I had a piece of chicken in the freezer and about a half a cup of mild salsa in the fridge.  So I did an experiment.  I have a tiny crockpot.  In went the frozen chicken, salsa, and about a half a cup of water. Set the crockpot to high and left it to cook…

No cooking for family this summer.  Everyone is so busy.  Apollo was at music camp in Vermont for 2 weeks.  Michelle and John went hiking in Acadia Park in Maine.  Then it’s been so hot, really too hot to cook.  Now that Apollo is home from camp he has a job now lifeguarding at Belmont…