I have a terrible, well-meaning habit of offering help without really thinking it through. I just want to be helpful! Is that so wrong? No, I guess not but sometimes, it really comes back to bite me in the tush. The PTA is having their annual 5K tomorrow, and our elementary school’s Odyssey of the …
I looked at my calendar last night to see what I had on tap for the week, and I suffered a small surge of panic when I saw that I failed to take into account my daughter’s THREE half-days this week. Add in softball practice that ends at dinnertime, three meetings, a classroom birthday celebration, …
1. Of course, that is my recipe! http://realnani.blogspot.com/2013/11/skillet-chicken-pot-pie.html 2. This fish recipe is so good, and I’ve made it with halibut, mahi maui and cod. Delicious.3. My recipe again, though I’m out of cheesecloth, so I will probably roast the chicken breast, pull off the meat and make a stock from the bones. http://realnani.blogspot.com/2013/11/balabusta-cred.html Also, confession time: …
Notes: We are not vegans but we do not eat a lot of meat, so I take a lot of inspiration from vegan and vegetarian cookbooks. We eat dairy and eggs, so I often use the real thing even in vegan recipes. Also on my list for the week: make greek yogurt (which can be …
The minute the weather cools off, I go into balabusta mode. Do you know this word, balabusta? I’ve heard it before, in the little snippets of Yiddish swirling around, but didn’t know what it meant. I looked it up after reading about a cookbook from the restaurant of the same name. Balabusta is a Yiddish expression describing a …
Chicken pot pie might be the ultimate comfort food– filling without being too heavy, creamy, and carb-a-licious. It’s also a great way to use up languishing veggies, though I made a classic version here. And the skillet? Well, I used to have a Corningware round casserole but I probably gave it away when we moved …
Once upon a time, I was gifted a bread machine. And I made a lot of bread. I can’t even blame it on the kids because this was pre-kids. I’m not going to lie; I love bread and everything is better with a freshly baked loaf. My bread machine met its demise some years later. …
It’s been awhile since I wrote a food post, but I made a pesto sauce tonight that I want to record for posterity and share with you all, because it was delicious, if I say so myself! Because I’m pregnant/lazy/tired/hot/etc, I haven’t done a big shop yet this week and I’ve been scrounging around in …
I’m a latecomer to borscht. Growing up, I would see the stuff in jars in the supermarket and think, “Gross!” But the summer I turned 16, I was in Israel, and spent a weekend hosted by a family in Haifa. I was served cold borscht, with a generous dollop of sour cream and a few …
I wouldn’t know Candy Cane Joe Joe’s existed if it weren’t for my friend NJ, who writes A Cookie Before Breakfast. So, thanks a lot, NJ. Also, I must give a shout-out to Justine, whose ice cream recipe has inspired my ice cream flavor adventures and to Lydia, for the new-to-me ice cream maker! …