The weather has been unpredictable. The first day of 21 degrees sent me into shock mode, it was just 60 degrees last week. How could winter be here already? Oh yeah, it’s Maine. I keep forgetting. Like the first year we lived here there was 3 feet of snow the week before Halloween. I really …
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There are so many types of beautiful squash in season now. The Farmers Market has many different shapes and colors. Choosing Butternut Squash, a favorite of mine for this festive side dish. Swiss chard is still abundant in my garden, perfect for this dish, the flavors play off each other. A colorful side dish for …
There are two things that I always have ingredients for and that would be for pasta and pizza. I always have a backup of every kind of pasta, like it’s an emergency situation, and I always have onions and garlic and veggies and lucky for us Pepperoni. I also have a boatload of yeast. Yeast …
Chicken is such a versatile dish, you can stuff it with stuffing, as in Thanksgiving stuffing, or if you are doing LO CARB, like I am, I am stuffing this chicken with sauteed spinach, walnut pesto and goat cheese. This is a recipe that I know that I will make again and again, it is …
This is my first attempt at making Baklava. Let me tell you it was much easier than I thought it would be. Since I have ventured out and successfully made Spanakopita, I figured all I needed was patience and some phyllo dough. I have had a package of frozen phyllo dough in my freezer, that …
After working outside all day winterizing our home, I knew we would all love a warm, comforting meal, the kind that warms up your bones. Sitting by the woodstove, all toasty and warm, Slow Cooker Beef and Peppers hit the spot. My family went back for seconds. Serve it over any type of rice that …
When my Mom was visiting, my kids requested Chinese Food for dinner. Mom and I decided to make homemade Chinese food. Beef and Broccoli was on the menu. The meat was very tender and cooked quickly. This is a great dish to make when you don’t have a lot of time and would like something …
My love for Greek food goes back to my late teens when we would have dinner at a wonderful Greek restaurant in the valley. The waiters would throw plates and dance and sing and keep delivering never ending mounds of fabulous food to our table. I just couldn’t get enough of their, “Joie de Vivre”, …
Dulce de Leche My daughter looked at me and sighed. She asked if we have any caramel for apples? I thought to myself, not right this minute, but I can have it in 90 minutes! You just need one ingredient~ One can of sweetened condensed milk. There are a couple ways that you can make …
When I was little girl, my grandparents would take me to their favorite French Restaurant and my Grandfather would always order Escargot, I loved it too, but Grandma would curl up her nose, we would laugh and say more for us. We would order the French Onion Soup. It was such a treat. The baguette …
I love all kind of seafood. Lobster, crab, shrimp, mussels, oysters, all wonderful! When we were taking our sunset walk down to the harbor, I noticed a mini van with a couple sitting in it reading, looking at the bay. There was writing on their van, Crab meat for sale, 8 oz and 16 oz, …
Say it isn’t so, I am holding on to these summer days like it is nobody’s business. Friends are telling me it’s 80 degrees, 90 degrees, 100 degrees! But not here, this is Maine, it got down to 40 degrees last night with frost warning in Northern Maine for Pete’s sake, it warmed up to …