Spinach Ideas My earliest memories of any green vegetable were of Popeye squeezing a can of spinach down and singing those words, ‘I’m Popeye the Sailor Man,’ and showing off his muscles. My youngest brother Richie would parrot the song…
Creamed Corn
My earliest memory of any dinner is canned creamed corn on toast or corn chowder. We weren’t vegetarians growing up, but proteins in our diet they were mostly beans, split peas and lentils. Occasionally, we had a can of Spam…
Wok 101
Wok Cooking My first introduction into Asian cuisine was when I was living in South Carolina. The military base was like an extended worldly neighborhood. Jim had many friends he served with from Guam and their wives taught me how…
Baby it’s Cold Out There
Soup is Good Food February seems to suggests homemade soup, doesn’t it? Soup is good food for the soul. Recently, because the colder temperatures refused to warm up, I have had to resort to a medley of soups for lunches….
Cooking with Young Children
Holiday Planning with Pre-Teens I suppose it came natural, back in the early 80’s for me to take my children to the commissary (military grocery store) and plan menus and talk about budgeting monthly food bills. After all, I didn’t…
Best Friend Biscuits
Best Friend Biscuits Who doesn’t like a cookie? Even my golden retriever knows the difference between store bought and homemade. For years, I’ve made cookies for my children and now all my grandchildren, but it took a pandemic for me…
Raison Cinnamon Rolls
Grilled Pastries Who doesn’t like cinnamon buns? Gooey and so sweet. I grew up with sugar buns from the New York Bakery that was a half of a city block away from our diner. They were shaped like a hot…
新年快乐
Hong Kong and Aloha Memories with Cha Siu Bao 新年快乐 Small bites of steamed goodness float in my memories over four decades. My baby boys loved them, so did their daddy. It took a bit, for me to understand the…
Avocado Toast
Avocado Toast The new year is upon us and while I don’t make resolutions especially about weight and exercise, I do nod at both when my cardiologist looks over her glasses at me, and says we can do better, can’t…
Winter Dessert
As the winds blow across the front yard this January, and the snow that fell a week ago hasn’t melted, I started making more hot soups and even a few French bread loaves. That’s when I remembered Mom’s bread pudding….
Cabbage Meals
Italian Roasted Cabbage Slices Over the years, cabbage has always been a vegetable in many dishes since I was a little girl. Every fruit and vegetable garden shop sold cabbages year-round. One of mom’s signature dishes was a boiled dinner….
Cauliflower Crowns
Cauliflower Crown I love most vegetables. I could probably count the few, I don’t prefer to eat on one hand. I’m always looking for new ways to introduce my plate to a larger portion of vegetables. I’m lazy. It’s true….