Mini Monday

I took the weekend off because I really didn’t cook very much. The usual Sunday breakfast followed by shopping and defrosted soup with grilled cheese for supper. So today is […]

Friday Shrimp Scampi

This is a real treat. My sister,Janet, makes it all the time and it is so good. 1/2 stick butter 3/4 cup olive or canola oil Ten cloves of chopped […]

Thursday Rabe and Sausage

As you probably know by now, nothing was ever done in moderation in my house. When we made broccoli rabe we ate pots and we loved every leaf and flower. […]

Wrealistic Wednesday

Lets be real…. Instead of complaining, I am going to appreciate food but in moderation. Some foods I can eat more of and some I eat less.  ( I hope). […]

Pho Tuesday

I had my first bowl of pho a couple of months ago and I am hooked. It is a huge bowl of clear broth with rice noodles, carrots, peppers, baby […]

Motivated Monday

The scale is in the kitchen and I have on my tight jeans. Life is hell. I left the house because I would eat anything. Did so well all day […]

Starting Sunday

No, the diet does not start tomorrow. It starts today. I feel like a potato latke. Christmas is three and a half weeks away and the cookies will start real […]

Saturday scramble

My Dad loved everything spicy and he actually was a very good cook. My Mom very rarely let him in the kitchen. The Thanksgiving Scramble was his thing. This is […]

Fabulous leftover Friday

Back to writing recipes. The Famous Thanksgiving Sandwich Two delicious leftover dinner rolls. Someone always wants a sandwich when they see you eating. One tablespoon good mayonnaise Two or three […]

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving. It was worth cooking for days and making myself crazier than normal. I finally figured out my problem. I have no idea what the word,” enough”,  means. Made […]