Lovely Saturday

I’ve had a lovely Saturday so far.   I slept in a bit and then went downstairs and used my new French press to make two cups of seriously aromatic coffee, sipped while I checked my email, caught up on blogs, ran a load of laundry and dishes, and planned my day.  I made my [...]

Ribollita

Wow! Another smash hit from 101 Cookbooks, at least for me.  D liked it; I thought it was terrific.  This recipe was easy but took a while (mostly simmering) so set aside an hour and a half or so to do this one, at least the first time.  It’s worth it, though.  It is so [...]

Weekly Menu

(Courtesy of Org. Junkie) Confession:  For the first time in my life, I am really enjoying having a weekly menu plan.  It has not only made my life easier during the week and saved me from almost-daily dinner waffling with D (“What should we have for dinner?”  “I don’t know, whatever you want.” “I dunno, [...]

Pounded Walnut Strozzapreti

Per my weekly menu, the meal of the evening was Heidi’s Pounded Walnut Strozzapreti.  I hadn’t made it before but I’ve made several other recipes from 101 Cookbooks with great success – they have all been easy and absolutely delicious (btw, the link’s in my blog roll) – so I had faith that this one [...]

Weekly Menu

(Courtesy of Org. Junkie) Week of 1/11-1/17 Monday Lunch & snacks – Already packed: tuna sandwich with mustard and fresh spinach on wheat, small orange, carrots w/ almond butter, one low fat cheese stick, banana Dinner – Pounded walnut strozzapreti Tuesday Lunch – Leftover strozzapreti or salmon salad with veggies, orange, yogurt w/ apples and [...]