I started out making pasta….

I was going to make pasta for dinner tonight.  With a parmesan cream sauce.  Using some of the garlic confit I made this morning. Then I thought, Um, since I used the recipe for the Confit from Michael Psilakis’ Cookbook , shouldn’t I actually … Continue reading →

A Thank You Gift, Garlic Confit, and some Lunch

I needed to make a thank you gift today.  I didn’t feel like baking. CHOCOLATE DIPPED MARSHMALLOWS TO THE RESCUE!!! These are super-duper easy and pretty fast, if you use the microwave and have everything already on hand.  I grabbed … Continue reading →

Grown Up Grilled Cheese for lunch

Now, I’m not one of those people that die – DIE, I tell you! – for grilled cheese sandwiches.  They’re nice, but they’re not my thing. C, E, and the babies LURV them though. So I’m over ruled.  I have learned … Continue reading →

Making Fish for Dinner (Was gonna be Tofu, but C groaned)

I’m making Tilapia for dinner. I’d forgotten I’d pulled it out of the freezer yesterday. C asked what’s for dinner tonight & when I told him I was making Banh Mi (Vietnamese sandwiches made with crispy layers of tofu, crunchy … Continue reading →

Pasta with Green Tomatoes, Ricotta, Citrus and Parmesan

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Dinner tonight was Pasta with Green Tomatoes, Ricotta, Citrus and Parmesan.  Sides were a roasted vegetable salad (cabbage, carrots, red onions and white beans tossed with a little olive oil and roasted at 425 for 20min or so, then sprinkled … Continue reading →

Ga Kho (Vietnamese Caramelized Chicken) – except with Tofu

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For dinner tonight I’m making Vietnamese Caramelized Tofu from this recipe.  C lives firmly in the MEAT-IS-GOOD camp and it’s a little bit of a stretch to get him to eat (much less enjoy) Tofu.  THANK GOODNESS he’s been a … Continue reading →

Lunch *AND* Dinner?? Huzzah!!

Today for lunch we had Roasted Tofu with garden vegetables and rice.  The original recipe was for Roasted Tofu with Leeks and Fermented Black Bean Sauce, but it’s raining out and I didn’t feel like venturing out into the wetness … Continue reading →