I cannot believe that it’s already Friday. The week went fast as most holiday week’s do. We are in New York at my Dad’s. Christmas has come and gone and I cannot say that I was sorry to see it go. It’s the first year since becoming a parent 30 years ago, that I’ve ever…
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Foodie Monday: Horiatiki Salata or Greek Salad
Dictionary.com defines the word Horiatiki as a traditional Greek salad consisting of tomatoes, cucumber, onion, olives, and feta cheese. And, so it is! I had the pleasure of eating my first Horiatiki Salad on Saturday night, not in Greece (unfortunately) but in a little Greek restaurant nestled on the Main Street of La Crosse, Wisconsin!…
Foodie Monday: Buffalo Foods Found
Wow! While shopping at a Country Market in Medford, Wisconsin this past week, I found that they carry two food items that I have not been able to find in Wisconsin for the last 23 years! Both are foods that we typically bring back with us from a trip to Western New York because that’s…
Foodie Monday: Salad Highlight
There are two salads, well – three, if you count Caesar that my husband and I really like. One is a napa cabbage salad with hot bacon dressing, which is a family recipe that I’ve made so many times I don’t need to refer to it any longer. It is a staple in our holiday…
Foodie Monday: Cinco de Mayo Veg Style
We had friends over on Thursday night. A coworker of mine from the land trust we both worked at (and are now no longer working there) came for dinner with his wife. They are twenty-plus years younger than us but very enjoyable company. As it turned out, the date that worked for both us and…
Foodie Monday: Memories of Food
For Christmas last year, one of the gifts I bought my sister was about the restaurant history in Rochester, New York. We grew up in a western suburb, that was mostly rural at the time we lived there. Farms, farm stands, and the smell of cabbage permeated the air in the fall. Fresh tomatoes, corn,…
Foodie Monday: A Non-Traditional Easter Dinner
I decided after our Christmas ham was largely left uneaten after Christmas dinner that hams are not a great choice for our small family. Thus, when I planned our Easter dinner, I told my husband and our one son who was able to come home that we’d be having my manicotti instead. Manicotti is a…
Foodie Monday: Coconut Macaroons & Other Stuff
It’s foodie Monday and I’m trying two new recipes today. One is a recipe for Coconut Macaroons. I’ve been craving these sweet, decadent treats for a while now. And, the other recipe is for a spicy crockpot chicken. I haven’t gotten to either, yet. So far today, I’ve been cleaning out more of my files…
Foodie Monday: Pork Carnitas
Last week, we had some really good meals. We ate grilled salmon with mustard and brown sugar glaze, beef tacos (not had in a great while), and a few other yummy dishes such as strip steaks. But, the topper was the pork carnitas. I had a weird hankering for these that I think was brought…
Foodie Monday: New and Old Chicken Dishes
Last week, my husband found a recipe in a cook book we’ve had for almost ten years. We’ve been trying to cook new dishes regularly. This dish was called Mustard Milanese with an Arugula Fennel Salad from Deb Perelman’s The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook (2012). It was so tasty! We’ll definitely be making it again. Beyond…