Who doesn't secretly love fried food? While I normally just say no to fried food, the concept of an air fryer that cooks food crisp without added oil is immensely intriguing. So when America's Test Kitchen had a sale on the air fryer it rated as a "best buy", I scored a GoWISE USA 3.7 Quart ...
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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 Risotto Cakes – the Perfect Solution for Leftover Risotto!
Risotto is one of my favorite dishes. But the sad truth is that it's only truly delicious when it is first made. Or is it? Recently, I quickly transformed some well-chilled leftover mushroom, spinach and pepper risotto . . . . . . into some crisp and tasty baked risotto cakes to ...
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 ...
Baked Stuffed Zucchini Blossoms
Did you know that zucchini blossoms are not only edible - they are delectable! Many of the friendly Asian farmers in Building A at the Charlotte Regional Farmers Market are selling zucchini blossoms in the fall as well as the spring. That's good news for me because stuffed zucchini blossoms ...
Need a quick weeknight meal? Try my Lemony Farfalle Chick’n and Asparagus
We’ve all been there. It's hard to balance the needs of your job, your volunteer commitments, your children's schedules, and your own sanity with the desire to make sure that your family is eating a healthy home-cooked meal together every night. [Trust me - it’s even more challenging when you’re ...
The pasta recipe shared 2.8 million times – with 45% of the calories
Kudos to Julia’s Album for its success in having the most repinned pasta recipe on Pinterest with her Chicken and Bacon Pasta with Spinach and Tomatoes in Garlic Cream Sauce. 2.8 million repins is positively mind-boggling . . . but so was the 1028 calorie cost per serving. I knew I had to ...
Ricotta-Sausage Stuffed Eggplant Rolatini
With my 92 year old mom finally out of rehab, I’m reverting for a few weeks to a decidedly Italian orientation in my cooking to try and please her somewhat finicky palate. When my hubby enthusiastically returned home with two large eggplants he’d gotten for a buck at Harris Teeter, my first ...