Category: Spring

  • Oven-Roasted Chicken Tikka from Made in India

    Oven-Roasted Chicken Tikka from Made in India

    For the first time in quite a while I went to the farmer’s market on Saturday morning. I walked over to my daughter’s and her fiance’s apartment and then we walked to the market together. I couldn’t resist the gorgeous eggplants and I loved that they were smaller since I’m usually cooking for just 1…

  • Grilled Thai-Glazed Chicken Wings

    Grilled Thai-Glazed Chicken Wings

    These Thai-glazed chicken wings are marinated in coconut milk, fish sauce, brown sugar, sesame oil, lemongrass, lime zest, lime juice, chilies and salt, grilled, then garnished with chopped fresh cilantro. Anything with coconut milk gets my attention, as does anything with fresh cilantro. Combine the two and wow! This recipe comes from Chrissy Teigen and…

  • March Menus and Chrissy Teigen Month

    March Menus and Chrissy Teigen Month

    I always like looking at a week’s worth of dinner ideas so I’m hoping some of you might, too! When I was first responsible for putting dinner on the table every night, I bought one of those cookbooks that had basically a year’s worth of menus and recipes. It was really helpful to learn how…

  • Raw Artichoke Salad

    Raw Artichoke Salad

    When you grow artichokes (or anything else really), you need to find new ways to eat them!  This raw artichoke salad is one I’ve now made many times. I don’t measure anything anymore and often make it from just one artichoke just for me. I got the original recipe from Buvette, a cookbook I need…

  • Greek Turkey Burgers for Two

    Greek Turkey Burgers for Two

    I love gyros and sometimes I make these fake gyros for dinner. But I have to plan ahead enough to have pita bread and my planning ahead has really fallen by the wayside when I’m just cooking for one or two most of the time. I saw these Greek Turkey Burgers in my latest issue…