Confession – I love my grocery store’s macaroni salad. I think it might be 50% of your fat for the day, but I love it. However, it doesn’t have peas! Yes lots of fat but no peas! My mother always … Continue reading
Macaroni Salad
Creamy Fish Tacos
I have been feeling guilty about my family’s fish intake, so I am on an eat-fish kick trying to follow the eat healthier guidelines to eat fish a couple of times per week. I found a recipe for fish tacos … Continue reading
Salad Niçoise
I love salads – salads for lunch, salads on the side, big dinner salads. Ever since we had children our main dish salad nights have tapered off. I’m also not a fan of cooking two meals for a family of … Continue reading
Creamy Potatoes
I like differentiating every day meals from feasting meals. Sometimes we eat for good nutrition, sometimes we eat because food is joyous and should be celebrated. These potatoes are for feasting. The creamy, cheesy sauce is delicious on the potato … Continue reading
Veggie and Pesto Pasta
There are days when at 5:00 I realize I have no idea what I am going to make for dinner. I am overdue for a trip to the grocery store but don’t have the time or energy to fight my … Continue reading
Ginger Sesame Pork Tenderloin
When I see pork tenderloin on sale I start salivating for this meal. It comes from my sister. She received the recipe from her neighbor and “daytime spouse” (that’s the coffee clutching friend who always picks up the phone when your husband … Continue reading
Grilled Veggie Rice Salad
We’ve been sampling some summer weather up here in the Northwest. It’s gotten me in the summer food mood, which to me means SALADS! Lettuce salads are a staple in our home 12 months of the year, but it’s … Continue reading