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  • 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…

  • 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…

  • March Menus Week 4

    March Menus Week 4

    I’m still really enjoying these Chrissy Teigen books, Cravings and Cravings: Hungry for More (Amazon links). They are not fussy recipes but do deliver on flavor. As an example, I’ve made coconut rice with red beans many times before. In the version I made this week, there are no red beans but there is toasted…

  • March Menu #3

    March Menu #3

    This week I got away from the endless chicken of the week before, although I still had 2 days of chicken, once in a sandwich and once in a salad. Pulled BBQ Chicken Sandwich with Pineapple Slaw This Pulled BBQ Chicken Sandwich from Chrissy Teigen’s Cravings: Hungry for More was quite tasty. I didn’t have…