Lasagna is always perfect for celebrations – and I feel like celebrating today. First of all, my wonderful hubby was blessed to receive the first shot of the Moderna COVID vaccine today. Secondly, I took the day off and have been watching the inauguration of our 46th President and feeling ...
Weekend Meals
Taking the Meat out of Meatloaf – Redux!
Taking the Meat out of Meatloaf was my most popular post last year . . . but many of you pointed out that I neglected to indicate the amount of oatmeal to use. Talk about feeling like a total dunce! Well, I’ve tinkered with this recipe a half-dozen times since then, and think that I’ve finally ...
Meaty Meat Lovers Lenten Lasagna
With Lent beginning on Ash Wednesday, many of my meat-loving friends are going to need some creative alternatives to Mac n' Cheese and fish sticks on Fridays! Well, have I got a meaty meatless dish for you! Although lasagna has long been a favorite in my household, this was the first time I ...
Beef and Mushroom Bourguignon – Vegan Style!
When I was a kid, I was a Julia Child fanatic. I tuned in to The French Chef every Wednesday at 4 pm after school. I watched Julia on our small black and white TV, and took copious notes, knowing that I would valiantly attempt to replicate what she had deftly created on her show for Sunday dinner ...
Chilaqulies with Multi-Colored Peppers and Chipotle Sausage
Peppers are in abundance at my Farmers Market - and there are so many colorful new varieties that I want to try them all! The ones pictured above are Sugar Rush Peach Peppers from my friends at Crouching Hippo - and even a few of them lent quite a bite to my Chilaquiles last week! (The ...
Taking the Meat out of Meatloaf
Has Beyond Beef finally created the perfect plant-based ground beef? This was my first time using Beyond Beef, but I already think it is clearly superior to the LightLife Gimme Lean Beef product that I used in my Mini Meat Loaves recipe in Fool a Carnivore: Meaty Main Dishes . . . Minus the ...
Summer Pasta (in Memory of Ida)
Those of you who are friends and family know that my 93-year old mother, Ida Olah, died six weeks ago. My posts have been sporadic (at best) the past six months, since my mom was extremely ill and under Hospice care in her home. Since I did all the cooking for my mom during the last dozen years ...
Baked Ziti Lasagna
Have you ever started out to make a dish you were craving . . . only to discover that one of your ingredients was bad? That’s what happened to me this past weekend. I had a hankering for Eggplant Parmesan – but the eggplant I had purchased a week ago was unfortunately past its prime. The ...
