This is one of my go-to pasta salads, and I most recently made it for a Memorial Day cookout with my family. I usually buy a red pepper-parmesan vinaigrette for the dressing, but I couldn’t find it this time and was forced to make up my own. I ended up with a better pasta salad, so … View Post
Pork Chops (or tenderloin) with Herbes de Provence
The first time I made this, I had thawed pork chops without a cooking plan, and didn’t have fresh rosemary* to use in my go-to chop dish (see Spadaro pork chops). I found this similar recipe from the Mayo Clinic while flipping through a pile of “recipes to try.” Those that don’t make the grade go … View Post
Coconut Curry Chickpeas with Wilted Greens
I am always finding recipes on Pinterest that I want to try. It isn’t as if I forget I have 500 cookbooks. But having all those recipes at my fingertips, scrolling through mostly excellent food photos without leaving the sofa, is so addict… er…convenient. And I love curries, so this one caught my eye. It has an Indian … View Post
Caribbean Sweet Potato Salad
I don’t remember the first time I ate a sweet potato, but I suspect it was the syrupy canned kind at Thanksgiving. My mom didn’t like sweet potatoes and probably was appeasing my father, who did. I haven’t eaten the canned kind in many years, but I clearly remember that unnaturally sweet flavor and weird texture. I … View Post
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Green Lentil Soup With Coconut Milk, Spinach and Warm Spices
Continuing the spring soup binge, this one proved tasty. I had to run out for coconut milk* when my pantry, dubbed “the bomb shelter” by my Marine nephew, failed me. Now I feel much better with my cache of 6 or 7 extra cans.** I found this recipe on Pinterest from www.travelerslunchbox.com. I used chicken broth, whole baby spinach leaves … View Post
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