I discovered I’d not moved this recipe over from the old site and it’s good enough to bring back. This is from one of my favorite cookbooks, Mom’s Updated Recipe Box: 300 Family Favorites Made Quick and Healthy. That links to a book that is slightly newer than my copy as it has 50 more recipes…
Fall
Bread Soup aka Ribollita
This bread soup aka ribollita is packed with flavor and is a great way to use up stale bread or leftover stuffing or dressing. The recipe comes from Tamar Adler’s An Everlasting Meal, one of my favorite books to read from and cook from! I used canned cannelini beans but you could use chickpeas or…
San Francisco Joe’s Special
I first made San Francisco Joe’s Special, a skillet dish of ground beef, spinach and eggs 11 years ago! And I’ve made it many times since. I have used frozen spinach but usually use fresh, and usually when I’ve bought the big bag of spinach at Costco. I’ve varied the seasonings a bit, lately adding…
Roast Delicata Squash
I’m sad to see my tomatoes start fading from the garden, but in the fall and winter we get delicious winter squash to bake! And this is my new favorite because it’s small enough to serve 2. The flavor is excellent so you don’t need to do much to it. In fact, the first time,…
Baked Ham with Brown Sugar and Maple Syrup
Ham is expensive if you look at the total price, but if you break it down to how many meals you get out of it, it’s often quite reasonable. I always get ham with a bone in so I can make some split pea or bean soup. Dice and freeze any leftover ham in 1…