Category Archives: Dinner

More More More Tomatoes…This Time Soup

I’ve been exploring recipes for tomato soup. It’s become a mini-obsession. I haven’t been making tons of recipes or anything – just reading them – and there are so many. And there are

Broiled Eggplant on Another Friday Night

Eggplant is really one of my all time favorite foods. Any excuse to make eggplant something and in summertime we can pick them right off of the vine here in our garden – thanks to Ed

Eggplant Parmigiana

The month of my birthday. Oh joy. I always look forward to my birthday. Don’t know why. But then I never want to celebrate it. I just look forward to it. I think it’s left over from my

My Brother’s Beans aka The Best ‘Pork And Beans’ Ever

It’s no secret that I’m a bean freak (I soak ‘em) so when my brother and I were talking on the phone a couple of weeks ago and he told me about a ‘pork and beans’ recipe that he was

Roasted Butternut Squash

There’s always so much to look forward to each growing season isn’t there? We love Fall/Winter vegetables. Squash, root vegetables, and all. Truth is, we can get all vegetables all

Jared’s January Jubilee

Alan and I usually make a New Year’s Day party. We’ve been doing it for years. Greet the New Year and a Birthday party for Jared. This year J didn’t want his party on the 1st. I wasn’t

We Made It To The Top

Alan and I visited with Irene Webb, literary agent extraordinate, and her beau Michael in New Mexico in the Spring – April 2012 actually. Irene moved to Santa Fe from Santa Monica about 5

A Simple Pot of Beans aka Good Mother Stallard

It was oh so funny when we were small. What is it with kids and farting? I wonder why farting is so funny? Curious. In any event…. My friend Kathy Patton taught me about beans. Real beans.

An Autumnal Roast…

My current favorite cookbook is Yotam Ottolenghi’s book Plenty. Although Ottolenghi is not a vegetarian – the book is about beautiful, delicious vegetables. Many of the recipes include

Dia De Los Muertos or Dia De Muertos And Chicken Chilaquiles

Alan and I were getting ready to leave for Oaxaca for his 65th birthday and Dia de los muertos aka Dia de muertos.  Alex stayed home with the dogs and I was so grateful and appreciative