So a few weeks back at Whole Foods in Tulsa, I got this really cute pasta. I know, pasta is generally not thought of as “cute”, but I am a sucker for unique pasta in all shapes, sizes and colors. Casarecce pasta, sometimes called “scroll pasta’ is one of those pastas designed brilliantly to…
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Continue ReadingBeef Bourguignon always bring to mind Julia Child to me. It’s her baby…and I knew at some point I would have to make this comfort food stew recipe that always has everyone sighing with joy. This weekend was spent getting to know my new camera. Let’s just say, we have a lot more to get…
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Continue ReadingThis week is Spring Break for me. You’d think I’d have posted more than normal, but it’s been nice to just enjoy time with family and friends and I’ve also been tackling some major projects around the house… Like going through my closet. Shudder. I should have posted this for St. Patricks Day, even though…
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Continue ReadingSo, this has become a regular in our household of late and it’s super easy and quick to make for, oh, say our 10 or more young adults and teens that congregate at our house Sunday after church. The sauce, OH the sauce!! We could seriously put a straw in it – it’s that good!…
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Continue ReadingBourbon Chicken. This is my meal of choice when my kids make me go to the mall with them. Have I mentioned my aversion to the mall? I mean, I am just appalled that to go to a movie nowadays, you have to park 1000 miles away in a parking lot of a million cars,…
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Continue ReadingChicken Saltimbocca means to literally “jump in your mouth”. Chicken Saltimbocca has many variations. Most use sage as I do here in my recipe. Some vary and use thyme. Some layer on cheese, tomatoes or spinach. I wish I’d tried making this in the summer, when an abundance of fresh sage spilled over its boundaries…
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Continue ReadingThis recipe comes to me courtesty of our daughter Lyndsay. This is Lyndsay, her husband Isaac, and our granddaughter Jade. Aren’t they a beautiful family? This recipe is healthy and good too! If you like things spicy, keep it as it originally is, but if you can’t handle the heat, I’ve included a toned-down option…
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Continue ReadingThis is, hands down, my favorite thing to eat at a Thai Restaurant. Basil Chicken. It’s a mixture of chicken and vegetables with a dark and rich spicy sauce, infused with the delicious flavor of basil. I have played with this recipe and got it very close to the way I like it in restaurants, and…
