Aside from being one of my kids’ favorite books, Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, by Judi and Ron Barrett (1978) has also inspired the love of all things meatball in my family. Let’s just take a minute to discuss the spaghetti and/or meatball experience from my youth. Our spaghetti never included meatballs. Generally we [...]
During the course of this week, I’ve focused heavily on the great and nutritious meals one can make on a small budget. I realize that I’ve done very little to “raise hunger awareness”, though. Perhaps that’s because I’ve never been truly hungry. I believe part of the reason lies in that my family has been [...]
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 [...]
For a while now I’ve been wanting to discuss a certain term applied to those of us in the culinary blogging world. No doubt you can guess what word this is. “FOODIE” Every time I hear this word, I cringe a bit. Not that I don’t enjoy learning about and appreciating food, but, ewwwww, if [...]
Isn’t it easy to get into a food rut? We do it all the time, mostly at breakfast. For a while it was Ancient Grain Bread toasted with butter and honey. When we lived in China it was an egg fried perfectly round in a wok with some steam bread to dip in our instant [...]
