It may not surprise you, but it threw me for a loop. Apparently we have a national food day of some description virtually every day of the year. And of course, there are national food months, too, but there are so many recipes and only so many months, so some are crammed together. For example, JanuaryContinue reading “January is National Soup Month”
Category Archives: Weekend Cooking
Making Spiced Pumpkin Butter
In what seems like another lifetime, I was cook/deckhand on an old coastal tugboat on which my then-young husband was captain. We hauled barges up and down the Atlantic seaboard. Occasionally, we would make a trip that was far enough offshore that US Coast Guard regs would compel us to take on some extra crew. Continue reading “Making Spiced Pumpkin Butter”
Healthy,Delicious and Filling Winter Salads
Don’t get me wrong: I love rich, once-a-year holiday foods. But for balance in both taste and texture – to say nothing of waistline — I crave salads. We’re not talkin’ lettuce and tomato at this time of year though. We’re talkin’ winter vegetables — shredded, roasted, sautéed, and raw. There are plenty of options. Continue reading “Healthy,Delicious and Filling Winter Salads”
Nancy Taylor Robson 