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Thoughts On Cooking For My Family

I believe that food is more than just survival, it’s about comfort, love, and bringing people together.

April 2 2025 Creamy Ravioli Soup, Green Bean Salad, Pear/Beet/Goat Cheese Salad, Jello dessert

I saw the recipe for the ravioli soup and it looked so yummy I decided to try it.  It called for a cup of heavy cream but I used a can of coconut cream instead.  It was a hit.  We all liked it.  Broth was delicious and of course we liked the ravioli.  We haven’t had ravioli in quite awhile so it was good for a change.

I just blanched the green beans, then added Vidalia onion and feta cheese.  It called for a lemon vinaigrette dressing but I used out regular vinegar dressing.  It was really good.

Then I just made up a recipe for the pear/beet/goat cheese salad.  I used the already cooked beets from Trader Joe’s, 2 pears, and goat cheese.  For this one I used a lemon dressing.  Also for the greens I used a mixture of baby spinach and arugula.  I liked it better than just all arugula.  The goat cheese kind of melted and became part of the dressing.  It worked.

The Jello dessert was just for fun.  I found an antique recipe book called Fun With Jello.  I showed it to the family just for a laugh.  Before I gave it away I decided to use one of the recipes.  The one I chose called for 1 box of strawberry Jello and 1 cup strawberry yogurt (I used Yoplait).  I made the jello and put it in the fridge to harden.  Then I added the yogurt and beat it with the mixer.  Ha ha!  Michelle and John took a couple bites and set it aside.  Too sweet for their taste.  I ate all of mine, and Apollo loved it!  Oh well.  I don’t think I’ll do another Jello recipe ever again.

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