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Spinach Ricotta Manicotti

An excellent vegetarian manicotti perfect for Meatless Monday or Tofu Tuesday or whatever night you take off from eating animals. Sorry, but totally not vegan for Way-Out-There Wednesday. Spinach Ricotta Manicotti 2 c shredded mozzarella 1 carton (12 oz or so) ricotta cheese 1 (10 oz) package frozen spinach, thawed a bit 1/4 c fresh grated parmesan 1 tsp oregano 1/4 tsp salt 1/4 tsp black pepper 1 package of manicotti shells...

Swirl into Dinner

Chicken, chicken, how to make it more exciting… Well, everything tastes better with some sort of salty pork product. And there’s got to be some cheese. And then we’ve got to mess with the presentation a bit. Channel your inner cinnamon roll and what do you have? A roulade (you know it’s going to taste good with such a fancy name). Note: It’s extra tasty if you get your spouse to make...

Salmon-in-a-Packet

Hey! Remember me? I know, it’s been longer than the customary length of time between posts. There was vacation. And then I’ve been working on my upcoming classes for next year. And then it was 100 degrees for a week…in Seattle. I kid you not. And no one has air conditioning here. My sweatbox of a house was killer. No cooking, I can assure you. I thought about being funny and posting an ice cream...

Comfort Food from the UK

When it comes to trying new recipes, I sort of hunker down in a cookbook and stay awhile. My menu cycle is two weeks long and so this time around I seem to be hanging out with Jamie Oliver. We had the roast beef for Father’s Day with those tasty little Yorkies. And today I gave in to a longtime request of my husband’s…Fish Pie. Yeah, I don’t know what it is about Brits and their meat pies…but...