On a very cold February day, I checked out my fridge and while it was not bare, nor was there an overwhelming selection of food. I did notice in the back, behind the mayo and just to the right of some leftovers was a baggie containing a small head of red cabbage. I had purchased … Continue reading
While I was roaming around on the internet recently, I came across a home-made tomato sauce recipe published on a blog site called The God’s Cake. The author is English and is named Michael, I think, he indicated he has recently returned from Korea. His recipe was listed as follows: “800g Tinned Whole Plum Tomatoes … Continue reading
Cooking spaghetti properly should not be all that hard to do, but for some of us it is. Just reading the directions on the package does not always result in pasta that is pleasing to the palette. I’m looking, right now, at a package of Best Choice spaghetti which is made from 100% durum semolina. … Continue reading
I recently had a problem with a with a food product from a company that sells El Monterey Mexican dinners. It was a Chicken Enchiladas w/ Rice & Sauce family style dinner that would have been a good meal except that some of the rice kernels were uncooked! That is a little hard on the … Continue reading
One of the quick dishes made fairly often in my household is chicken breasts with steamed mushrooms. The leftovers go into the fridge and are usually forgotten. One morning, however, I thought I might combine them with some chicken broth, spaghetti and vegetables to make a simple chicken noodle soup. I’m very glad I did! … Continue reading
I currently own two new slow cookers that I almost never use. They are larger four or five quart models that make more food than I need. Instead, whenever I prepare a slow cooker dish, I like to pull out an old hand-me-down that my mom and dad gave me years ago. I’m not sure … Continue reading
