Menu-Plan Monday, March 31

 

This is the cabin in Montebello, Virginia, where I spent Easter with my Mom and two sisters.  Isn’t it cute?  It’s main part was built 170 years ago.  A kitchen and bath were added to the back, giving one all the modern conveniences.  (Although the only heat is from the wood stove, and it did [...]

“Adopted” Eggplant Lasagna

 
 

I was so excited when Sea at Book of Yum hosted a second month of her ”Adopt a Gluten Free Blogger” web event.  I idea of the event is to pick a blogger who’s recipe you want to try, then make it and write about it.  As soon as I saw this recipe for Eggplant Lasagna on Carol’s blog [...]

Shrimp and Mushroom Quinoa Risotto

I sort of followed a recipe, but mostly made this up as a went along. It is NOT the fastest way to cook quinoa. In fact, it seemed to take forever. But it tasted really good when I was done.  It was essentially like making a proper risotto, only using quinoa instead of rice.

 
 

Shrimp and [...]

Epicurious.com Spotlights Gluten-Free Baking

Imagine my surprise when I checked my email and found my Epicurious “Recipe Flash” with the subject line of “Gluten-Free Baking, a Mother’s Day recipe contest, and our newest bloggers!” Following the link led to this gorgeous photo:

 
 
 

There was a good article about the gluten free diet, with many links to recipes.  If you read through [...]

Breakfast with the Champions

PLAY BALL!

 
 

  
Yes, I did get up at 6 am this morning to watch my Boston Red Sox take on the Oakland A’s live from Japan.  I was a little worried that I shouldn’t have bothered.  Daisuke looked a little shaky.  Okay, let’s be honest, he looked terrible in the first couple of innings.  He just [...]

Menu-Plan Monday, March 24

 

This is not going to be the most exciting of menus. I was away all weekend and did not have time to shop. And now my husband has to go away on business.  I’ll have to write a bit about my weekend adventure – it was a fun time in the Virginia wilderness.  But that will [...]