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  • September 2020 Menus

    September 2020 Menus

    Grilled pork with vermicelli Anna’s tomato tart from Ina Garten, with zucchini fritters Leftover tomato tart, zucchini fries Fried chicken, mashed potatoes, sliced tomatoes A birthday celebration! Coconut shrimp and, leftover tomato tart as appetizers. Pulled pork on Hawaiian rolls with pineapple slaw, confetti cake Bacon tomato sandwich, French fries Hamburger with homemade ranch dressing,…

  • August 2020 Menus

    August 2020 Menus

    Bison burgers and zucchini fries Panini with tomatoes, pesto, mozzarella Grilled pork chop, chipotle Parmesan corn, green beans Chicken fajitas, Mexican corn Chrissy Teigen’s basil chicken, rice, roast zucchini with Parmesan breadcrumbs Grilled rib eye with blue cheese sauce, leftover corn, sliced tomato Ina Garten’s fried chicken sandwiches, zucchini Ina Garten’s crispy mustard chicken and…

  • Menus for July 2020

    Menus for July 2020

    I keep track of what I’ve made for dinner in a small notebook. It’s useful when I’m trying to remember something I tried. But searching through handwritten notes is a pain! My daughter just asked for a pineapple salsa recipe. She says I made it with pork for them once. Aaargh. I think it was…

  • Everything Bagel Croutons

    Everything Bagel Croutons

    I went to make a salad to go with the Stromboli I made for dinner the other night and decided to make a Caesar salad since I had a head of Romaine lettuce that needed using. I started to grab some croutons from the freezer and then remembered the solitary “everything” bagel I had. I…

  • Charred Tomato Salsa

    Charred Tomato Salsa

    I have been binge-watching Pati’s Mexican Table on Netflix lately. Several seasons of her show are available for free if you’re a Prime member. Then I bought her cookbook of the same name. One of the first things I made from the cookbook was her Charred Tomato Salsa. I love pico de gallo but sometimes…