We are just about done with Thanksgiving leftovers. One of my favorite things to make with leftover turkey are these turkey, Brie, and cranberry sauce panini: I used rosemary/ whole grain bread, spread it with dijon mustard and cranberry sauce, and layered slices of Brie … [Read more...]
This Week’s Menu | September 25
Here is what we have been eating this week. For some meals, I used a recipe and am posting a link. The rest of the meals I put together as they are pretty basic, I am including my notes for those. I am also sharing my tips on how I adjust recipes for the kids. I hope it will be … [Read more...]
Quick dinner from scratch — ground beef with cabbage and rice.
I wanted to share this ground beef with cabbage and rice recipe with you today. It is very simple and quick to prepare, nothing revolutionary. I like it because it is healthy, versatile and easily adaptable. I was thinking recently about how easy it is to justify eating out or … [Read more...]
Low-carb Asian beef lettuce wraps with home-made sauce
These Asian beef lettuce wraps are very popular here. They are crunchy, flavorful, very satisfying, and taste authentic. I usually make a big batch hoping to freeze leftovers for later, but that rarely happens. We gobble them up in one sitting. It helps that these lettuce wraps … [Read more...]
Easy dinner from scratch: Italian sausage and tortellini with spinach
Hello! I am alive, and so is the blog, although both are not quite the same as when the last post was written. I will write about what has been going "behind the scenes" at some point: the time that I took off from blogging was filled with lots of thinking, making hard … [Read more...]
Quick dinners from scratch: Collard greens with onion and kielbasa
Have yo been following the "green" trend with your meals? If not, it's never too late to join the camp: Spring is almost here! If you look at the calendar long enough and pretend hard enough, you can almost feel it! Here is another quick dinner recipe. It is light, healthy, … [Read more...]