Forget the bad press; this is a city that offers all of the urban amenities plus the warmth and hospitality of an ethnic base.
I combined the ideas from several recipes, looked at what I had in the fridge, and set about to put these grains to good use. (This is often my approach. I call it seat-of-the-pants cooking.)
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Back to your childhood, when you lay in the grass watching the leaves dance and sparkle in the late afternoon sunshine.
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“Mom, why don’t you have another email to give out when you don’t really want to give out your email?” Brilliant.
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“Who loves a garden still his Eden keeps” — A. Bronson Alcott It is a refrain…
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Use that leftover coffee to make a delicious coffee smoothie.
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Easy is the word for this recipe. It’s better than plain old chicken soup for…
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May flowers! If you have a park, field, or woods nearby, head out during May…
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Chicago’s Old Town The weather threw us a curve ball the last time we visited…
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When you remodel a kitchen, the possibilties for reorganization seem endless. Yet, there are limitations…
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Planting annuals in deer country often feels like burying dollar bills in the ground. You…
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There are some plants that have escaped deer “predators” year after year.
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Over the years, I have discovered that you can freeze spanakopita before baking it; when you are ready to eat it, just put the frozen, prepared pie into a cold oven and then set the oven to 350°F. It may take an hour for the pie to warm through.
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Many people aren’t brave enough to ask for help.
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Use podcasts as a carrot to get yourself to exercise, become informed, or just for fun.
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Cleaning toilets can be easy if you stick to a schedule
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Sometimes (most times), simple is best. This appetizer/side dish/salad is fantastic with pita triangles.
