I try to feel compassion for others, but it just slipped through, as I selfishly thought, "Better him than me." Dick had a colonoscopy today. The procedure itself is unpleasant enough, but ooooooh. The prep beforehand. The best I could offer him was a healthy alternative to the Gatorade that the Miralax (polyethylene glycol) powder laxative is mixed into. Have…

Some longtime friends were stopping by on this chilly autumn day. A perfect moment in time to try a new recipe torn from an October 2012 issue of Delicious Living Magazine that I had tossed into my shopping bag during a recent visit to our local food co-op. The recipe called for millet.  I had never made apple…

Grain-free hot cereal. Nuts, pumpkin seed, flaxseed, spices, eggs, milk, banana, and almond butter. If you weren't privy to its ingredients, you'd be hard-pressed to guess that it isn't oat bran, steel cut oats, or rolled oats. Nutrient-dense. Pure love. Oatless Oatmeal (paleobreakfasts.com) Serves 2. ¼ cup walnuts ¼ cup pecans (I subbed whole raw almonds.) 2 tsp…

Last night's freeze warning had me scrambling to gather in the remaining veggies. It was a scene played out many times during my childhood in the gardens my parents tended. To use up the green tomatoes, my mother made pie. So, it was only natural that I should do the same. It begins with removing…

The weather service has issued a freeze warning with lows dipping to 28° from 1 a.m. to 9 a.m. in the overnight hours. What's a girl to do… When there is no room in the freezer to squeeze in even one more loaf of zucchini bread? When Dick has long ago stopped being fooled into thinking that zucchini slices can pass…

I've made ice cream but not ice cream with ricotta cheese as a star ingredient. Pureed, ricotta loses its cottage cheesy texture to lend a rich creaminess without imparting a cheese flavor. Lemon zest adds a subtle summertime freshness. Oh. Yum. Raspberry Ricotta Ice Cream Puree 1 ¼ cups ricotta, ½ cup cane sugar, ¾ tsp vanilla,…

Several years ago… O.K., let's get real here. Several implies a few. Three or four. More accurately, upwards of 25 years ago, I clipped a recipe from a Family Circle or Woman's Day Magazine.  Called Double Chip Bars, I made the recipe today. Not to be confused with a Double Chip Bars recipe, originally published in the Taste of Home Quick…

It was dinner hour, or supper if you live in the Midwest as I do. It was perfect timing. Not that I had anything to do with the timing. It just happened. I had stopped by the grocery store to grab a few items and the aroma of the evening's skillet meal wafted through the aisles.…

I know what you are thinking. Yes, I can hear you. As much chocolate as she (that would be me) eats… Hmmmm. If you have been following my blog with any regularity, you know that I have had a run on chocolate recipes in the past several weeks-chocolate banana squash (or pumpkin) pudding, oatmeal date brownies, chocolate…

An email from my sister-in-law, Julie, about making homemade yogurt spawned a journey that eventually led me to A Year of Slow Cooking Blog for directions to make yogurt in a crockpot. On a regular schedule for several years now, I have been making heated yogurt using a yogurt maker as well as unheated yogurt…