That’s what we had for dinner tonight, so I thought I’d share. (Actually, someone in this household actually told me I had to share. Go figure?) It’s a great cold dinner on a warm summer evening. Start with a box of Near East Taboule. I found mine at Sendik’s. This isn’t mandatory, but the spice [...]

Dinner last night was angel hair pasta with pesto, Caprese salad, and cannellini bean salad. It was a good combination. First, let me say, if you haven’t tried Classico Pesto, consider it. This little jar isn’t very expensive, but it’s tasty. Although the ingredient list gets a little foreign, it’s very similar to the version [...]

Tomorrow’s the big day, so today I’m making a cake. I thought I’d share this family recipe. — Very Moist Chocolate Cake From Grandma Kilkenny Mix 2 cups sugar and 2 cups flour in a large bowl. Bring 1 cup water and 1 stick butter and 4 tablespoons cocoa to a fast boil, then pour [...]

I’ll admit this sounded a whole lot better this morning before the temperature dropped 20 degrees, but what the heck. The chicken was thawed, so we’re eating it anyway. Tonight is chicken and ramen noodle salad. The chicken is marinated in olive oil, honey, garlic, and soy sauce. The salad recipe is below from the [...]

I guess it won’t be so secret anymore! You’re going to laugh when you read it. Take equal portions of this: (Cardini’s Original Caesar) and this: (Newman’s Own Caesar – NOT creamy) Mix. Poor on salad and toss. This recipe was born of necessity. The creamy alone was too creamy. The oil alone was too [...]