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….
Eggplant Parmesan Stacks
Eggplant Parmesan Stacks I wish I could remember my first bite of eggplant; the truth is I didn’t grow up with it, but believe it was on my birthday in my favorite Italian place or at least I think so….