Category Archives: Cooking

Monday Menus: Quick Moussaka

Quick moussaka probably sounds impossible, and in all honesty, it is.  A real moussaka is a slow-cooked, time-intensive labor of love — layers of eggplant, seasoned lamb, bechamel, and tomato baked until beautifully gooey and satisfying.  My friend Kristen has … Continue reading

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Monday Menus: A Perfect Picnic or Potluck Dish

Every once in a while, you run across a dish that’s so easy and versatile that it seems perfect for just about every occasion.  There are lots of foods like this in the world, and I’m sure like me, you … Continue reading

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May 2013 Meal Plan: All Longing and Plodding

I’m just LONGING for summer produce.  Aren’t you? Maybe I’ve spent more time and energy this year paying attention to the seasons and making sure that we don’t eat too many way out of whack fruits and vegetables — in … Continue reading

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Monday Menus: Illegal Lamb

On Easter Sunday, I made a boneless leg of lamb for our family dinner.  I hadn’t planned on it; actually, I was going to do something nice with a pork loin, maybe, until two weeks prior to Easter when Whole … Continue reading

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Monday Menus: Great Grilled Chicken

It actually hit 60 degrees here in Rhode Island recently – today, in fact, and yesterday, and another day before that.  It won’t stay that way, because the Atlantic Ocean makes our weather entertainingly unstable (that’s my positive-spin outlook on … Continue reading

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Monday Menus: Magic Meatballs

Of course they’re not really magic.  Don’t be silly.  How could a meatball be magic? Unless you mean “magic” in the sense that every time they show up on the dinner table, or in a lunchbox, or wherever, there is … Continue reading

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Monday Menus: Slapdash Shepherd’s Pie

A few people have asked, relatively recently, whether or not I ever make Shepherd’s Pie.  The answer is, yes, I do sometimes make it; but it’s not often, and I have almost never made a “proper” shepherd’s pie.  That is … Continue reading

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February Meal Plan: Can it Just Be Spring Already?

Really, no kidding, can it just be spring? I know I shouldn’t wish time away, or anything, but man…do I feel like we’re in a rut!  I’m sure I’m not the only one for whom the endless parade of cold, … Continue reading

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Menu Mondays: Ready for Some Football?

I cannot ignore the fact that this is a very, very important time of year for football fans. It’s nearly Super Bowl Sunday.  This is not only the high holy day of football (incidentally, the only sport I really care … Continue reading

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Monday Menus: Tamale Pot Pie

I mentioned recently on the Red, Round, or Green Facebook page that I was making tamale pot pie for dinner; I also happened to post the same information for a dinner group I belong to.  The results were the same … Continue reading

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