My mother always made creamed onions at Thanksgiving. I remember one of those old celebrity cookbooks she had with recipes by John Wayne and other stars from that era. This came from that book, I think, but I never actually saw her use a recipe to make it. She would show up at my house…
Side Dishes
Wow. It’s been a few years!
Hey, whomever is still out there reading. I’m going to start to post again I think. It’s been a few years, to say the least. Life has changed. My “girls” are both women, both married, one with a baby. One has moved away, one is still close. We all still talk about food and share…
Mediterranean Pasta Salad
I’ve made this Mediterranean pasta salad several times. I found I like it better the day after it’s made so I try to make it ahead, if not the day before then the morning of whenever I’m serving it. The original recipe from Simply Salads called for arugula but the last time I made it…
Aunt Vilia’s French Potato Salad
My daughter got this recipe from her boyfriend’s Aunt Vilia. She made it for us a while back and we all loved it so I asked her to make it again and share the recipe with me. The original recipe called for tarragon instead of dill but her boyfriend’s family is Lithuanian and she said…
Chrissy Teigen’s Zucchini Fries
It’s that time of year again. The zucchini are producing almost more than we can eat and I search out new zucchini recipes to try. The zucchini fries from Chrissy Teigen’s cookbook Cravings is my new favorite. I think every year I find one new favorite zucchini recipe. Last year it was roast zucchini with…