A Question about Parmigiano Reggiano
Each week in the closing of the SDR newsletter, I always say, "Holler if you need anything." Very often, wonderful folks reply with encouraging words and questions about particular food items, how to cook certain meats & vegetables, and they ask for help to search out old recipes. I love helping others; it's really our true purpose in life. Anyhoo. I have quite a collection of emails with... More...
By Jill | 2 comments | Full Recipe...Roasted Turnips
Roasted turnips are a easy as baking potatoes. In fact, when I cooked up these turnips, I took the opportunity of having a hot oven and baked potatoes for another meal. Now, if you've never eaten roasted turnips, I'll tell you. I find them to taste very similar to cooked cauliflower. In the photo above, you'll see the turnips have a dark brown skin. I believe I roasted them just a tad too... More...
By Jill | 4 comments | Full Recipe...What do YOU do with Coconut Milk?
I was just chatting with Marie, an SDR reader, about coconut milk. Marie mentioned that she used it in place of milk when she made English Muffins Turned Into French Toast. That has my interest. I'll be honest; I've not tried coconut milk on its own. A sweet friend of mine, Cheryl, uses quite often and she makes an incredible chicken dinner using it. I really need to get her recipe and share... More...
By Jill | 13 comments | Full Recipe...Make-Ahead Meals For Busy Moms Book GIVEAWAY-closed
If you haven't had the chance to read my review of this book, Make-Ahead Meals For Busy Moms by Jane Doiron, please go to the following link. Book Review: Make-Ahead Meals For Busy Moms Now, let's jump into this week's book giveaway! Jane Doiron emailed me a couple of weeks back and asked me if I would be interested in giving away her book on Simple Daily Recipes. As soon as I read through her website,... More...
By Jill | 29 comments | Full Recipe...Book Review: Make-Ahead Meals For Busy Moms
Make-Ahead Meals For Busy Moms by Jane Doiron came into my life a couple of weeks ago. Jane emailed asking if I would be interested in reviewing her new book. Of course I said, "ABSOLUTELY!" This book, right off the bat, impressed me with it's large, clear, easy to read font. Maybe I'm telling off on my age a little, but I saw right away how nice it would be to work from this book as I assembled... More...
By Jill | 2 comments | Full Recipe...Creamy Spinach and Turkey Fettuccine
Some of the best dinners are born from empty refrigerators, don't you agree? This simple Creamy Spinach and Turkey Fettuccine recipe takes only as long as the wait for the pasta to become tender to the bite. The creamy sauce is loaded with tender spinach and zesty chunks of sun-dried tomato turkey. With only a handful of ingredients and two pots, I had a fresh, satisfying dinner on the table in... More...
By Jill | 2 comments | Full Recipe...Simple Fried Garlic
I've discovered a quick way to get soft, creamy garlic cloves and a few crunchy ones while seasoning oil for future recipes. A few weeks back I was exploring an old, French soup recipe. One of the steps called for slowly cooking garlic cloves in duck fat. I didn't have duck fat, but now I 'm curious to get my hands on some. However, I did have chicken fat up in the freezer. Yes, I render chicken... More...
By Jill | 2 comments | Full Recipe...How to Grow Your Own Garlic Chives
How many times have you reached into your pantry and pulled out a bulb of garlic that's sprouting? Have you ever heard or read where we're not suppose to eat the green shoot inside our garlic cloves? Well, it's true what they say, that premature green shoot produces a bitter flavor when it's cooked. Now you can remove that premature shoot and use the remaining clove as intended, if you don't have... More...
By Jill | 8 comments | Full Recipe...Mystery Meat Chili
The other day, my good neighbor, Randy, handed my husband an unmarked, frozen bag of meat. Randy said, "Tell Jill to make a pot of chili with this!" Naturally, Charlie comes in relaying the message. When I asked him what type of meat it was, Charlie said, "Randy didn't say." Okay then. My only clue was from the packaging. It was wrapped in the familiar one-pound bag you get from the local meat... More...
By Jill | 7 comments | Full Recipe...Simple Corn Salad Recipe
Totally simple to toss together and a great make-ahead recipe when you know you have a busy week ahead of you. This corn salad is zesty with a tinge of sweet. It gets better and better the longer it's stored in the refrigerator. HERE'S ALL IT TAKES 2 cups frozen sweet corn, simmered in water for 5 minutes, drained 3/4 cup celery, diced 1/4 cup green pepper, diced 1/4 cup pimiento or sweet red... More...
By Jill | 8 comments | Full Recipe...How to Dry Parsley in the Microwave
It's very easy to dry herbs using the microwave; it's almost magical. Carefully lay out the leaves, slide them into the microwave, nuke, beeeep, beeeep, beeeep... VOILA! Dried herbs. Microwave-dried herbs retain excellent color and potency. Start by laying the herb foliage in a single layer on a paper towel, either on the oven rack or on the glass insert. Cover the leaves with another paper... More...
By Jill | 5 comments | Full Recipe...Simple Mustard French Dressing
Mustard French Dressing is DELICIOUS on mixed salad greens or drizzled over grilled chicken. This recipe goes way back to 1942; a time when all of our meats, fruits and vegetables were locally grown. It's easy to pull together and it calls for ingredients we commonly store in our pantry. HERE'S ALL IT TAKES 1/3 cup vinegar or fresh lemon juice 1 cup salad or olive oil 3 tablespoons prepared mustard 3... More...
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