Author: Ellen

  • Sarah’s Apple Crisp with Oatmeal Topping

    Sarah’s Apple Crisp with Oatmeal Topping

    My daughter Sarah keeps making this old recipe for apple crisp that does not have any oats in the topping so I’m posting this for her, as I don’t seem to have put our other recipe up here yet. This comes from a great old cookbook, More is Less by Doris Longacre. People from all…

  • Free Downloadable Weekly Menu Planner

    Free Downloadable Weekly Menu Planner

    I had lunch with a friend the other day. She’d switched careers a couple of years ago and is now teaching middle school! She’d been self-employed like me for many years and being away from the house for the day has brought new challenges. She said they’d eaten take-out food too many times last year…

  • Pasta with Broccolini, Pancetta and Lemon Cream Sauce

    Pasta with Broccolini, Pancetta and Lemon Cream Sauce

    I love broccolini and broccoli rabe, with pasta and sausage, on pizza, roasted as a side dish–pretty much anyway I’ve had it! This Pasta with Broccolini, Pancetta and Lemon Cream Sauce might be my new favorite. I used to think broccolini and broccoli rabe were closely related but this explains that broccolini is a cross…

  • Jamie Oliver’s Jerk Chicken

    Jamie Oliver’s Jerk Chicken

    I had bought some bone-in chicken thighs without a clear plan on how to cook them. I talked to my daughter as she walked home from BART last night. We often talk about our dinner plans and share recipes. She was going to make either shrimp tacos or steak tacos. I mentioned the chicken thighs…

  • Rhubarb Upside Down Cake

    Rhubarb Upside Down Cake

    I got this recipe from a cooking forum and know I will be making it many times! It goes together very quickly and tastes fantastic. What else could you ask for? It’s not very photogenic but it tastes so good you won’t care. 3-4 cups of sliced rhubarb are tossed with brown and white sugar,…