Yesterday was Mojito night at our house. My spearmint plant is thriving, in spite of neglect, so I decided to use mint in everything I made for dinner – even the olive oil for the bread. Each use was a bit different, so each dish had its own flavor. The Strawberry Mojito Salad was an…
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Strawberry Mojito Salad
This salad is amazing! I’m saying it serves 4, but the truth is that the 2 of us ate every last bit. The predominant flavor is strawberry, but with just enough other flavors to make this a side dish rather than a dessert. It all blends quite nicely, and is not at all spicy…
Fantastic Banana Bread
Whenever I make banana bread, it reminds me of my Nana. It was she who taught me the secret ingredient for fantastic banana bread: patience. Because this, and this alone, is the secret to really fantastic banana bread: You must wait until your bananas are so ripe that you’re afraid they’re going to melt! If you’ve a craving for banana…
Thai Basil Chicken With Snow Peas & Mint
Here is another favorite recipe of mine. I love the basil & mint in the sauce. The mint is mostly in the background; there’s no big mint flavor smacking you in the face. Rather, the basil is the star, and the mint just adds a little undernote. The combination is divine! Tonight, I stirred in a handful of…
Spicy Ginger Miso Chicken Thighs
This delicious chicken dish is quick and easy, but it tastes like you spent a lot of time and effort on it. I cut out a couple of steps to make it even simpler. Once you’ve minced the ginger and garlic, it’s just stirring and baking! I like to serve it with Spelt-Butterbean Salad. You’ll find…
Spelt-Butterbean Salad
I came up with this as an accompaniment to Spicy Ginger Miso Chicken Thighs. Whole grains go with almost anything, and I had some ginger left over from the chicken recipe. Then I threw in a bunch of veggies I had in the fridge that I needed to use up; the result was quite tasty! It’s quite hearty, too, and…
Garam Masala Sheet Pan Supper
Sometimes, dinner plans just don’t work out the way you want. Take yesterday for example. I’d planned on Madras Shrimp. But the bag of shrimp I grabbed from the freezer case at the market smelled bad. So no shrimp (glad I noticed before I bought it!). I grabbed a pork tenderloin instead, came home, &…
Homemade Vegetable Broth
I really never understood the point of vegetable broth. I tried several brands, & actively disliked most. Then I remembered there was a recipe in the slow cooker cookbook my niece Rachel gave me, & figured I’d give it a go. Homemade is almost always better than bought, so I didn’t think it was fair…
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