There was a time when I turned my nose up at tomato soup. To me it was no more than watered down tomato sauce disguised as soup--not the least bit appealing. I felt the same about tomato juice. V8? I'll pass. I don't recall when the turning point was, when I decided that a good bowl of ... Read More
Stir-Fried Eggplant, Mushrooms and Tomatoes
This healthy, flavorful dish is completely unlike all the rich foods I've indulged in all week. It's as if a switch turned on inside me, sparking an insatiable hunger for only rich, heavy foods. In short, I've been an eating machine. I made a large batch of chicken adobo earlier this ... Read More
Slow-Cooked Heirloom Beans
With responsibilities to cook for my own family now (even if it is only a two-member household), I can better sympathize with my mother's occasional pleas to help her put together a weekly menu when I was growing up. I remember her stating sometimes that she didn't know what to cook ... Read More
Creamy Curried Cauliflower Soup
On a typical workday, if I can get away for a quick bite, my destination of choice is always Whole Foods. I would wait until 1 pm to avoid the mad noon rush and pick up a salad and/or soup. My salads are the same day in, day out. My soups, however, are another story. My local Whole ... Read More
Braised Celery and Olives
It is a rare occasion when I find myself spending an hour in front of the television catching up on my recorded cooking shows. My husband is usually in charge of the remote control since I simply don't watch much TV. Even rarer is the occasion when husband would actually sit through an ... Read More
Couscous and Cremini Stuffed Bell Peppers w/ Manchego
It seems that I was on the same wavelength as several other bloggers this week--I put couscous on the menu, something I haven't served at home in a very long time. My motivation was to find a replacement for rice since, as I've mentioned a few times, I gave it up for a few weeks. My ... Read More
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