PEAR GRUYERE PIE
It’s the day BEFORE Thanksgiving. Have you baked your PIE yet? Make a different pie . Here’s a delish pear pie that is out of this world. Lucky for me, I got lots of help from my son, Tim and his fiancée, Melissa who are guest posting today with their PEAR PIE experience. Tim and [...]
ARROZ CALDO Con PABO: FILIPINO RICE PORRIDGE with TURKEY
“Why do we eat ice cream in the middle of winter?” “Why do we take hot soup in the summer?” These were two common questions my sons asked when they were little. I never could answer these queries properly. But instead, did what I knew best. Fed them with the most heartwarming, cuddly soup I [...]
CRANBERRY HONEY CREME BREAD PUDDING : Thanksgiving Dessert
Once Thanksgiving and the holidays come around, cranberry becomes a mainstay at our dinner table. This year, I am serving cranberry flavors in our bread pudding dessert. My friends at Honey Ridge Farms sent me a fantastic Cranberry Honey Crème and I just knew it would go well with the irresistible bread pudding I always [...]
STUFFED CABBAGE ROLLS & “Little Old Lady Recipes”
Opening the cookbook “Little Old Lady Recipes” was like turning the pages of my Mom’s old cookbooks and recipe clippings from a lifetime ago. Recipe after recipe of old fashioned home cooking gave me such a warm, fuzzy feeling. It was as though Mom was here again in the kitchen, in her puffed up hairdo, [...]
LEMON-HONEY GLAZED SALMON on BEAN SPROUTS & CABBAGE
My Dad took a spoonful of honey every day. He said it boosted his energy and had enormous health benefits. I believed him. Dad was never sick. He exercised twice daily, ate healthy, lived stress free. For as long as I remember, he always had a jar of honey right next to his daily vitamins. [...]
APPLE PANCAKES with RAISINS & WALNUTS
Brunch is best on weekends. You can enjoy the meal longer, plan the day better or just spend more time with the family. One of our family’s favorite brunch fares are PANCAKES. And this time of the year, I make our brunch pancakes more special by adding APPLES. Apples are great this time of the [...]
JAPANESE TONKATSU: Breaded Porkchops… Oishii!
“Tonkatsu was the very first thing I ordered at a restaurant on my first trip to Japan,” my husband excitedly told me, as he hungrily ate the Japanese breaded pork chop I made for dinner. “It was the most familiar-looking dish and I was just so hungry,” he said. We were reminiscing about his months [...]
APPLE MUFFINS with COCONUT CRUMBLE: How To Face Monday with A Smile
Today is the Monday after Daylight Savings Time ended for the year here in the USA. So you had an hour extra to sleep in yesterday. But today is the start of the work week. Once again, you may find yourself dragging your feet. Here are some tips to help you face Mondays, or [...]
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