Garlicky Pasta With Beans and Broccoli Rabe

​This is one of our favorite Meatless Monday dishes. So much flavor for so little effort! It’s an adaptation of a recipe I first saw on Smitten Kitchen, one of my favorite food blogs. I rarely tweak anything Deb publishes, as she’s brilliant and always spot-on. Really, all I’ve done is add the beans for…

Santa Fe Stew

    Here is one of my favorite recipes of all time! It’s so yummy, very filling, and really easy to make. This definitely falls into the category of comfort food in our house. But unlike a lot of comfort foods, this stuff is actually good for you! No matter how often I make it, we…

Beef Stew (Slow Cooker)

I love winter. I know, that makes my sanity suspect to some people. But I love the crisp air, the sparkly snow on the trees, the intensely blue sky, and the way you can smell the outdoors when someone comes inside. Mind you, I didn’t love it quite as much last week, when I was…

Golden Sheet Pan Supper

I do love my sheet pan suppers! They’re so quick and easy, and there are endless variations you can come up with for seasonings. Having named one of my sheet pan suppers “Silvery,”​ I thought it would be fun to have a golden one as well. With so many vegetables, this sheet pan supper is…

Silvery Sheet Pan Supper

Silvery? I know! It’s an unusual name for a supper, isn’t it? I was so in the mood for a sheet pan dinner that night (it had been a long day, & my neck was acting up), but I wanted something a little different. I’d seen & impulse-bought some cute little Brussels sprouts & a nice…

Savory Fougasse

  Don’t judge a book by its cover! Honestly, aside from Great Green Sauce, this may be the goofiest-looking thing I’ve ever made. Well, at least of the things I’ve made that turned out more or less the way they were supposed to . But, wow, is the old adage true! This may be a goofy-looking…

Provençal Soupe au Pistou

A delightfully versatile soup! You can serve it with sandwiches for lunch, as the first course for a dinner party, or with a hearty bread as the star of a Meatless Monday dinner. I particularly like it with Savory Fougasse. The Homemade Vegetable Broth creates a flavorful base, far tastier than anything you can buy…

French Honey Bread

Is there any aroma on Earth more enticing than that of freshly-baked bread? It’s certainly an ancient one. According to Wikipedia, Athens had bread shops as early as 500 BCE. Mention of honey-and-oil bread appears as early as the first or second century CE. This recipe makes a light, airy loaf, which goes well with Homemade…