Summer is nirvana for vegetarians. Soft summer fruit. Vine-ripened tomatoes. Local produce. And loads of delicious, substantial salads—bean, green, whole grain and egg. As a 99% vegetarian, I could easily park myself at 101 Cookbooks and eat happily ever after. But here at ... [Read More] [Leave a comment]
Molto Meat Red Pasta Sauce Recipe
I've been making this meaty red sauce recipe since I was a teenager. It was dictated to me by my best friend’s father, a food-loving, second-generation Sicilian who never cooked from written recipes. His directions included “some” ground chuck, a “coupla” thick slices of bacon, a ... [Read More] [Leave a comment]
Plain and Simply Delicious Beef Stew Recipe
The solstice has come and gone. Supposedly days are getting longer. But on bitter cold January evenings, darkness seems to fall awfully early. (I’m trying hard not to use the word bleak as a descriptive—oops, there it is.) On a cold winter night, nothing warms you better, ... [Read More] [1 Comment. Please leave another.]
Easy Shepherd’s Pie Recipe
December is a harried month filled with parties, holiday preparations and end-of-year work deadlines. With a bone chilling day behind you and darkness falling at 4pm, all you really want to do for dinner is hunker down with something warm, filling and unfussy. Easy Shepherd’s ... [Read More] [7 Comments. Please leave another.]
Mom’s Meatloaf with Creamy Onion Gravy Recipe
Of course you want to cook—and eat—delicious from-scratch meals. But you’re busy. So don't stress if you can’t spare five minutes to whip up the homemade sauce for Mom's Meatloaf with Creamy Onion Gravy. Feel free to substitute a can of cream of onion—or mushroom or ... [Read More] [Leave a comment]
