Food in the time of isolation

I had quite a bit of produce that needed using and 2 cups of thawed homemade chicken stock....soup!  We had eaten a big lunch with our frien...

Hello again!  My paws has been because we have a couple of kittens staying with us.  As of this writing, I do not know for how long!   They ...

Another nap ate into prep time for dinner, I think it is now a nasty habit which is playing havoc with my sleeping at night. What was in the...

Knock me over with a feather, Bill offered to make a sheet pan dinner!  Alan, keep up the pressure! I had been making mole earlier in the af...

We had a zoom that could run a little long, so I had to put dinner on the table easily and something that would cook while we talked....Shee...

After yesterday's lack of spice, I was really wanting a good dose today.   There in the fridge was a lovely little chicken just begging ...

 I had a ton of vegetation that needed to be used up, rutabagas, brussel sprouts, carrots, celery, broccoli, onions, garlic, collards, kale,...

I had a package of beef strips in the freezer and decided to make orange beef again.  I used the NYTimes Sam Sifton recipe  again, as a fram...

I had a very cute small chicken that needed cooking.  I wanted rotisserie chicken, so I stuffed the cavity with some fennel stalks and frond...

Again, I didn't want the same old, same old.  Thursday, in our weekly call with Alan and Lyn, tajine came up.  Hmmmmm, I could do a vari...

 I had some very fresh halibut from FD that I wanted to cook.  I rooted around in the veggie bins and found some string beans, and the left ...

In rummaging through the pantry, I came across a box of Israeli couscous.  That then sent me on an expedition into what to do with it.  I ca...

Bill and I went to Industry City yesterday to wander around the various stores that were there.  We went into Japanese Village and I saw som...

I had a bunch of broccoli, some shisito peppers, 1/2 a butternut squash and some carrots.....plus some chicken thighs.  What to do? Option 1...

I had a ton of veg that needed to be used in some creative way.  I decided that I would attempt a sheetpan dinner using some homemade brats ...

 OMG this dinner was superb!  No brag, just fact.  I am in heaven, spice, tingling mouth, crispy veggies and SHRIMP. Ingredients 2 lb shrimp...

 I had to clean out the vegetable bin and decided to try a prepared curry spice mix that I had. I used Shah's Vegetable Masala mix. Ingr...

 A new butcher shop opened in the area, YEAH, and I made my first purchase there, some chorizo and chicken backs for stock. I had about 1 lb...

I made some sausages, brats and merguez, the other day and after eating vindaloo for 2 days, we needed a break  So out of the freezer came t...

The inspiration for tonight's dinner came at lunch.  I was eating some doctored ramen, and I added mandarin orange peels.  Why, I'm ...