Category: Ingredients

The Rule of Three: Protein, Starch and Veg

This post is for Courtney because I owe her several recipes and she can’t use her oven right now.  (True. Funny story.  And kinda my fault.) Menu planning is actually pretty simple if you follow what I like to call the Rule of Three.  Think of it as the Garanimals of menu planning.  A well-balanced

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The Butter Sisters

This is not a fat-free blog.  Let’s get that one thing straight.  I (mostly) blame that on the two lovely ladies pictures below: I have dubbed them The Butter Sisters. The one on the left is my mom Susan, the other is my “Auntie” Roxann.  Both used liberal amounts of butter in just about every

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The Weather Wrecks Havoc With My Menu Planning Skills

Monday it rained all day.  Today it was 83 degrees by 2p.  I’m certainly not here to discuss the weather, (BORING!) but I do find it difficult to formulate any type of menu when the weather is completely bonkers.  My favorite season is Autumn.  I love the crisp smell of the morning air, cozy wool

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