Asian Chicken Noodle Soup Recipe with Homemade Chicken Stock
When trying to stretch your food budget, it’s a good idea to look at cultures that have been doing so with excellence for thousands of years. The Chinese know the … Read more
Pasta
Whole Grain Shells and Cheese Recipe and $100 Amazon Giveaway
When I was a child, my number-one requested dinner was shells and cheese. I loved the day-glo yellow cheeselike product that smothered the tuna and peas my mother mixed in, … Read more
Fresh Summer Tomatoes and Peas with Shrimp
As a brand new gardener I have been patiently waiting for my very first tomato plants to burst with plump red and golden fruit. Unfortunately, the weather has not been … Read more
Mint Radish Noodle Salad Recipe
Our CSA starts this Thursday, and I anticipate it being the high point of my week. To give you an idea of what my last week has been like; my … Read more
Cauliflower Macaroni and Cheese Recipe
I’ve avoided writing about what’s going on in Japan. I want this site to be fun, informative and full of joy. Yet it’s hard to make your writing cheerful when … Read more
Goat Cheese Kale and Spinach Pasta Recipe
Since kale is my best growing crop (I just planted some in the ground and ignored them, a year later they’re still huge!) I’m always on the lookout for ways … Read more
Acorn Squash and Sage Brown Butter Spaghetti
Yes, it’s another squash recipe. I can’t help it, I’ve already eaten 8 of them this fall! This one is an acorn squash pasta recipe, no not pasta made of … Read more
Spinach and Artichoke Pasta Recipe
This is officially the first meal cooked from scratch in our new home. I had just a few ingredients in the fridge at the house (the rest were still at … Read more