So, I was getting ready to can tomatoes and make pesto the other day when I realized it's basically Thanksgiving. Â Last I looked up, we were celebrating Labor Day weekend in our hometown (Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania) with many of our closest high school friends and their families. Â As we gathered in the basement of my … Continue reading Portuguese Stuffing
Smoky Scalloped Potatoes with Sausage
I'm thinking there is a guide to parenthood somewhere that I forgot to read. Before I had kids, I imagined parenting to be similar to, um, living -- except with children. And I know that sounds simplistic and parenting is much harder than just living, but I guess I imagined that I would continue to … Continue reading Smoky Scalloped Potatoes with Sausage
Stuffed Spaghetti Squash with Sausage
Remember the low carb diet hysteria? Â When the grains that were the basis of civilization became banned substances? Â I fell just as hard as the majority of people -- somehow always looking for the miraculous fix to that pesky problem of eating too much. Â We all eliminated carbohydrates from our diet and commenced eating large … Continue reading Stuffed Spaghetti Squash with Sausage
Paella
Some of my best memories growing up are placed around the dinner table. Â Beyond that, I will say that the wonderful ritual of food expanded my world in many directions. Â There was no reason, in Pennsylvania in about 1980, that I should have been eating things like Moussaka or Paella, but I did. Â We had … Continue reading Paella