Sometimes old logic works just as well as new gadgets. My mom was not a fancy cook, just good filling food to feed a farm family. Lots of it came from a large garden, preserved with love. Other things were just simple - pancakes for dinner for instance, a meatless meal but one we kids … Continue reading 3 Fantastic Kitchen Hacks from my Mom
Month: March 2022
Making Easy Pasta with Broccoli and Sausage
Ree Drumond has a recipe for Rigatoni with broccolini. Well, broccolini is a bit hard to find my my neck of the woods, so I decided to create a riff on her recipe using regular broccoli and any tubular pasta. Since we are trying to eat "better", a whole grain pasta is more healthy than … Continue reading Making Easy Pasta with Broccoli and Sausage
Super Easy Roasted Chicken with a Yogurt Marinade
Yogurt is an ideal base for meat marinade, says Michael Symon in his book Fix It with Food. Like me, Michael has Rheumatoid arthritis, and the book is about eating to avoid foods that trigger RA flares and inflammation. His recipe uses a whole chicken to roast, but I decided just to try chicken thighs. … Continue reading Super Easy Roasted Chicken with a Yogurt Marinade