When I was young I used to wait for the chickpea man to show up. He pushed a cart over cobbled roads that passed by our house once a week. I would give him a shiny coin and in exchange he would roll a piece of newspaper into the shape of cone and fill it…
I’m continuing my summer dinner salad series today with this healthy and full of color, Carrot Ginger Salad. Last week I suggested we get out of the kitchen and stick to one pot meal’s and delicious summer salads! If you missed the first post of this series you can see it HERE. Salads for dinner…
This delicious Chicken Marsala recipe, known in our home as Chicken with Mushrooms,is a regular on our menu. Our grandchildren love it too. The recipe was originally found in an old Better Homes and Gardens Recipe Book. I usually serve it with egg noodles ( actually yolk free noodles) or white rice. But, the original…
Easy Chicken Meatballs- We eat a lot of vegetables, fish and chicken at our house. Did you know some of the simplest recipes can be made with ground chicken breast? I always use freshly ground boneless skinless chicken breast to assure a quality recipe. These easy chicken meatballs can be a wonderful substitute for recipes…
Mincemeat tarts- When I was young my Mother would make shortbread cookies shaped like candy canes, thumb print cookies filled with jam, sugar cookies sprinkled with color sugar and the popular English mincemeat tarts too. In England we call cookies biscuits, and pies are tarts. I’ve shared several Christmas cookie recipes with you in the past and…
Apple a Day- is something we all have heard at one time or another. “An Apple A Day” keeps the doctor away. I eat fruit every day. Strawberries or blueberries in the morning and half of an apple in the afternoon. Izzy (the blog dog) often gets the other half ( wink). Do you eat…
3 Easy Take Away Foods You Can Make At Home- With my restricted diet, take away or quick get it and go foods are no longer on the table ( pun intended). A few of the things I really miss are Chinese egg rolls, fried rice and sticky rice. Hubby loves sushi and he says, “if…
Get out of the kitchen- it is too hot in there! Let’s have a delicious salad straight from the garden. Our garden is flourishing and fresh veggies always taste heavenly and I can get out of the kitchen. I love an at home salad bar. Shred, chop and cut everything you love from the garden. Fill…