One of my daughters lives in Colorado. She's been living on her own for a couple of years, and is quite a good cook, making fabulous meals out of next to nothing. As a college student and newly employed person she didn't have a lot of money to spend on food, nor a lot of time to prepare it. Hence every recipe she sends me tends to be golden from a hectic preparation … [Read more...]
Hectic Sweet & Simple Butternut Squash
Ah, butternut squash...one of the least appreciated squashes. And honestly that's saying a lot, since I've discovered that squashes are some of the least appreciated vegetables! My totally unscientific survey of a bunch of random people that I know put the "like" factor for squash somewhere between slushy street water and the food you find under your couch cushions. I guess I'm … [Read more...]
Hectic Simple Spaghetti Squash
It's Fall, so all sorts of squashes and root vegetables are readily available, while the availability of Summer vegetables is dwindling...or the prices are skyrocketing. Even in this era of global food production and shipment, local options for root vegetables and squashes are much more economical than their half-a-world-away summer alternatives. One of my favorite squashes is … [Read more...]
Hectic Chicken Parmesan
Fresh chicken was on sale at the store, so of course I bought too much. I ended up having to freeze some...which just kills me. If I'm going to freeze the darned chicken, I don't know why I don't just buy it frozen. I guess part of me always thinks that I can use up everything that I bought, preparing a whole bunch of meals and then storing them for later. I'm still working on … [Read more...]
Hectic Baked Brie
My oldest daughter and I were at the store doing our weekly grocery shopping, and we decided that this week we wouldn't skimp on the cheese in any of the recipes. We were in the deli section of our mega market buying fresh mozzarella, grated parmesan, and a block of Swiss cheese when I saw a round of Brie. I've been wanting a baked brie for a while, but all the kids who eat it … [Read more...]