Delightful Delicata

I knew it had been awhile since I posted. Two months and two weeks. It just was not a summer of a lot of cooking. It was hot. I was tired. We kind of grazed or T grilled. I ate salads. I was just not in a very kitchen-y mood. But, now it is fall…

Texas Hash — Impossible Version

Ok, it’s probably cliche to ask, but how did it get to be July?! I realize it’s been about a month since I posted. Seems with summer, comes more salads, T making deliciousness on the Traeger and eating out. Not to mention, we had a stretch of record-setting heat (118f! Really?!), which was not conducive…

Salisbury Steak with Mushroom-Onion Gravy

We got a pizza yesterday, so my attempt at another “no meat” week, derailed slightly. There’s a relatively new “Detroit-style” place in the neighborhood and Terry had that hungry look on his face that seemed to say, “nothing-in-the-fridge-will-satisfy-it.” I offered that if he wanted pizza, Emma and I would run up to “Ranch Pizza” and…

Eggroll in a Bowl

I was feeling like the past several weeks I have done nothing but eat some sort of animal protein every day. For my kidney health, per doctor, I’m better off sticking to a largely plant-based diet. And, I really don’t mind that. But, there’s always some kind of lunchmeat or meal that Terry prepared that…

Talkin ’bout Veggies

Terry makes some delicious meat and poultry on the Traeger. Burgers, steaks, ribs, chicken…it all comes out delectable. But it is also a fabulous device for vegetables. I think I’ve said before, I have no regard for eggplant or zucchini. I understand the taste for eggplant, it’s just not for me. But zucchini? I have…

Breakfast Burrito

This fall — late September to be exact — I will have lived in this house for 25 years. It is my first and only home I’ve owned and it is a row house in a neighborhood that was not so nice back in the 80s to late 90s. It has really changed; to many…

Cupcakes and Pupcakes

Getting to do things for others really feeds my soul. I forget that sometimes, until I get a chance to do it and relish in the joy it brings for everyone involved. Last Friday, I hosted a small get-together for two friends and their dogs in celebration of one of the pups’ birthday. Mind you,…

Roasted Tomato Pasta

I read some meme the other day that said something about how when company is coming over those cleaning chores you’ve been putting off suddenly become a priority. That’s what’s going on around here. I’m throwing a “dog birthday party” for a canine and a couple of friends on Friday and there were some long…

Pinto Bean Soup

Since it seems like I have been on a nonstop meat-eating binge over the last week, I took action by making myself some plant-based soup on Friday. I’d saved a recipe for Pinto Bean Soup on my Pinterest page and so I pulled it up and began to cook. I had pretty much all the…

Tequila-Lime Chicken, Asparagus and Elote

There has been no rain. I mean, for Oregon — the Willamette Valley, not to mention the rest of the state — it’s dry. The measurable rain we’ve had over the past several months is barely even a couple of inches. While that’s worrisome for wildfire danger (at the least), the upside is it has…