Category: Winter Favorites

 During one of our oldest son’s first years in Juneau, Alaska, he went halibut fishing.  He kindly shared and sent  some lovely fish home. The amount he sent seemed to us a ton. The fish was  fresh and so delicious. It was  for our anniversary so lucky for him he went fishing the end of August!.…

Brussels sprouts are so healthy and so maligned. Give yourself a flavor and health boost and try them. Didn’t like them before? Try them again! Check out the blog post: Brussels Sprouts Misunderstood for nutrition information. Honestly, just give yourself a treat and give yourself Brussel sprouts.   1 lb. Brussels sprouts 2-teaspoon extra virgin…

Nothing is as warming as a bowl of soup on a winter day! This soup is delicious, just pure delicious. Low fat and low sodium is an extra bonus. It’s so easy to make you can get it ready in a hurry. This recipe I invented quite by accident, but wow! This is an accident…

Chocolate Raspberry Torte 2 1/2  cups all-purpose flour 1 ¼ cup sugar 1 tablespoon baking powder ½ teaspoon pink salt ½ cup cocoa powder 1/3 cup fat-free sour cream 1 can (21 ounces) raspberry pie filling 1/3 cup prepared raspberry jam ¼ cup chocolate chips, roughly chopped 2/3 cup powdered sugar 1 teaspoon lemon juice…

Sautéed mushrooms make an excellent appetizer. Usually served breaded and deep-fried they cannot help but be good. Sautéed are equally delicious but usually swimming in a sea of butter. Don’t deprive yourself of mushrooms as an appetizer. Try Mushrooms – Slim Style and you may come to like these better than the ones deep-friend or…

When it comes to food there are some things you just do not mess with. Pure lemon juice is just that, pure lemon juice. No fillers. No artificial anything. Peanut butter should be peanut butter. Not peanuts mushed together with corn syrup, mounds of salt, and emulsified beyond reason.  Steak is steak. Macaroni and cheese…

Beef stew is so perfect. I always get a great deal of satisfaction just from making it. It makes me feel, hmmm, don’t know exactly what the right word is, but it makes me feel ‘right’ with the world. The savory aroma fills the house and is welcoming in itself. Beef stew is made in…

Recently while cooking a ‘nice’ at-home dinner for my husband and myself, I knew something was missing from my menu of baked sockeye salmon and lemon broccoli spears. I needed a starch but didn’t want my typical brown rice side, or garlic mashed potatoes. We needed a change, and we needed something a bit classy.…

Quick and easy, this dessert cannot help but impress anyone who sees it, not to forget anyone who is lucky enough to have a taste! I love serving an impressive dessert when having friends or family at my table. Often my dinner itself takes most of my time and dessert is usually vanilla ice cream in…

No matter what good intentions I have over the holidays to keep my sanity when it comes to eating, I always over-eat. I  over-indulge in foods and drinks I have better control of all year long.  So once the leftovers are gone, the decorations put away, and I find myself feeling sluggish and annoyed with…