Celery Cream Bisque A Heart Warming Soup
When Winter’s threads weave their way ’round your bones, nothing, no nothing will do but a bowl soup. This one’s a tummy snuggler so expect […]
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Earthy French Onion Mashed Potato and Mushroom Soup
My Man is the Chief Mash Maker in the house and he always makes extra. It’s so delicious you want to smear it all over […]
Grecian Goddess Pasta Salad
This dish is a classic Greek salad with (you guessed it) PASTA! Eat it hot or cold, as a side or a main course. Pair […]
Creamy Chicken Fettucine for Two
As the weather cools, my inner self seeks pasta. Who am I kiddin? Pasta calls to me come, come ANY Season. After this carb feast, […]
Pasta Carbonara A Rich Sauce of Cream and Bacon
James Beard once said, “A gourmet who thinks of calories is like a tart who looks at her watch.” If you’re in the mood for […]
Courageous CORNISH PASTIES
I ate these for the first time in a small village in Kent called Sandwich. My Uncle Peter and Auntie Ivy had a little shop […]
Pistou A French Herb Sauce and Cousin to Pesto
Virginia Woolf once said, “One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.” The Pistou is a French sauce, similar […]
French Homestyle Split Pea or Lentil Soup
Dried lentils and peas are nutrionally rich, high in fiber, and incredibly cheap! They’re a staple in the vegetarian diet and should be included for […]
Welsh Rarebit An English Cheese Sauce
In some houses it’s called Welsh Rabbit but in ours it was always rarebit. I imagined it rare because we didn’t get it very often. […]
Mixed Nut Biscotti – A Hard Italian Cookie
I used to partake in a Christmas Cookie Swap. Most of the cookies were quite nice, but the very best of them all was Steve’s […]