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This is Day Nine of our One Month Grocery Shopping Strike! Today was a serious work-day online and believe it or not, I didn’t cook anything today…that’s crazy, right? Well, we still had leftover Spicy Thai Ginger Coconut Chicken Soup and I happened to skip breakfast. We enjoyed the rest of the German Rhubarb Moos from our SuperBowl feast. Today, it snowed yet again.  So, to keep warm, we drank  [ Read More ]

People ask me where I like to shop for kitchen tools and supplies…Well, I like to go where professional chefs go for their equipment. They go to specialty restaurant supply stores for their cookware, more often than not. Why is their equipment better? Places like Wasserstrom restaurant supplies carry the essentials necessary to run a successful kitchen. Sturdy bakeware & cookware that will last the test of time and provide  [ Read More ]

This is Day Eight of our One Month Grocery Shopping Strike! It’s also SuperBowl today… We are making Ginger Beer – of course it’s alcoholic for SuperBowl! Easy recipe, delicious stuff…You must try this, especially if you’re drinking a “sub-par”, cheapish beer while you tailgate! Perfect, even if you’re just looking for a bit of a change. Yum! Type: Alcoholic Drink Recipe Serve With: Candied Ginger Prep Time: 2 minutes  [ Read More ]

This is Day Eight of our One Month Grocery Shopping Strike! It’s also SuperBowl today… So, we are still “cupboard cooking”. When I saw the beautiful lamb loin chops in the freezer, I also noticed our rhubarb we harvested in the summer, chopped & froze. Immediately, I thought of a great, hot dessert fit for this Canadian snow today. One of my favorite rhubarb recipes is our traditional Kasper Family  [ Read More ]

This is Day Eight of our One Month Grocery Shopping Strike! It’s also SuperBowl today… I am making a creamy mushroom risotto to go along with the Lavender Lamb Loin Chops with Blueberry Balsamic Reduction for Superbowl today. We are going all out with our upscale treats! Traditionally speaking, Parmesan cheese is added to risotto, but none of us are crazy about it – so we are omitting it in  [ Read More ]

This is Day Eight of our One Month Grocery Shopping Strike! It’s also SuperBowl today… In my earlier post, I outlined my Lavender Lamb Loin Chops I’ll be grilling today. To accompany the chops, I have made a Blueberry Balsamic Reduction Sauce – simply because lamb isn’t my favorite  meat and it will go beautifully with it and cover up the flavor I am not crazy about in lamb. To  [ Read More ]

This is Day Eight of our One Month Grocery Shopping Strike! It’s also SuperBowl today… I have eight beautiful New Zealand lamb loin chops looking at me in my freezer and for some reason, I just can’t get them out of my head for a fabulous, upscale SuperBowl tailgating dish! In my head secretly, I’ve been wanting to grill these bad boys with the amazingly scented lavender leaves I harvested  [ Read More ]

This is Day Eight of our One Month Grocery Shopping Strike! It’s also SuperBowl! That’s right! We love football and we especially love the tailgating food we get to create and eat for this special game. We are still doing well and eating deliciously on day 8 of our grocery shopping strike. We are doing “upscale” SuperBowl treats. For brunch we had creamed scrambled eggs on top of toasted Italian  [ Read More ]

This is Day Seven of our One Month Grocery Shopping Strike! It’s also SuperBowl tomorrow… One of my favorite things my mother makes every now and again is her Ginger Syrup. What I love to do with it is add it to my beer for a fabulous flavor! That’s exactly what we are doing for SuperBowl… We created a batch of this syrup and will use it in our Honey  [ Read More ]

This is Day Seven of our One Month Grocery Shopping Strike! I did a lot of writing today and “forgot” to eat breakfast… For lunch, I had a quick can of Chunky Soup – New England Clam Chowder and doctored it up with cayenne pepper & dill. For dinner, I am making Spicy Thai Ginger Coconut Chicken Soup – so amazing. I added some edamame for some protein, variety &  [ Read More ]

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This is Day Six of our One Month Grocery Shopping Strike! I had a ton of running around to do today as I have my Interview with Patrick Harb on UStream tonight. I didn’t cook at all today. In fact, because I just didn’t have time, I only ate once and it was fish & chips I brought home for everyone. Of course, we served it with lemons, ketchup &  [ Read More ]

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This is Day Five of our One Month Grocery Shopping Strike! Along with our dinner of Crusted Pork Loin, we made what I like to call a “pre-spring” salad. It’s a great accompaniment for almost any meal, whether it’s soup, a side dish with meat or along with pasta. Type:  Salad Recipe Serve With: Balsmaic Vinaigrette, sprinkle with pepitas/pumpkin seeds, chili flakes Prep Time: 15 minutes Yield: 6 servings Ingredients:  [ Read More ]

This is Day Five of our One Month Grocery Shopping Strike! We had a family pack of pork loin chops in our freezer, so I decided to make crusted pork loins using cracker crumbs from our pantry, with a side salad – Pre-Spring Salad – served with oil and balsamic vinegar. Type: Main Dish Recipe Serve With: Pre-Spring Salad & crusty Italian bread Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time:  20  [ Read More ]

This is Day Five of our One Month Grocery Shopping Strike! Today was kind of a bust for me since I ran around all day doing errands, but for dinner I made the most amazing Crusted Pork Loin with Pre-Spring Salad. The pork was in our big freezer, crust from ingredients in our pantry and we had lettuce and fresh vegetables in the fridge! Recipe to follow. The family had  [ Read More ]

If you are in Los Angeles and want to learn how to cook, then you’ll be glad you hit this post! I have found a cool place online with a fabulous teacher that will either teach a private cooking class or in a group setting. What a marvelous opportunity to learn how to cook from a person who is passionate about food! Now, I’ve saved you from searching “cooking classes  [ Read More ]

Today is Day 4 of our One Month Grocery Shopping Strike. There is nothing like eating fresh, crusty Italian bread with soups, stews or pasta dishes. I made a beautiful Roasted Butternut Squash Ravioli tonight and wanted this fabulous crusty bread to accompany our meal. We served with an olive oil, balsamic & Italian herb mixture to dip the warm bread into…It was delicious! Type: Bread Recipe Serve With: Softened  [ Read More ]

Today is Day 4 of our One Month Grocery Shopping Strike. For dinner tonight, I’m making Roasted Butternut Squash Ravioli with Tomato Sauce from scratch…except for the won-ton wrappers I’m using from our freezer as the ravioli pasta dough. This squash recipe is a little involved, but well worth the work – it is absolutely amazing, healthy & even vegetarian…Probably my family’s favorite meal of the year thus far! You  [ Read More ]

Tonight I’m making roasted butternut squash ravioli with tomato sauce. So, it stands to reason that I’m using a fresh, whole butternut squash for this project or for something like my Butternut Squash & Sweet Potato Soup. I peeled it and cut it into chunks after halving it and scooping out the seeds and “innards”. There is no need to throw out those seeds! They are healthy, nutritious and delicious  [ Read More ]