I have a difficult time completing tasks: Laundry gets folded, but not put away. Mail is looked at but not filed or thrown away. Bathrooms get cleaned except for the floor. Am I just too busy? Do I have ADD? Do I need help??? (don’t answer that one out loud, please!)
quick cooking
Chicken with Butternut Squash and Bok Choy
A line by Shakespeare in The Tempest, and distorted with time, comes to mind with this dish: “misery acquaints a man with strange bedfellows”. While he meant the phrase quite literally, modern English has changed it to a phrase tossed out when things just don’t logically seem to fit together. It is the more recent usage of Shakespeare’s phrase that describes this dish.
Red Hot Turkey Chili
Have you ever noticed that the nearer a country is to the Equator, the spicier the food is? It seems like hot food in hot weather makes people cooler and more comfortable. That’s logical, I guess!
Chicken with Exploded Tomatoes and Balsamic Drizzle
What are some of the craziest diet trends you remember? There was the grapefruit diet. The cabbage soup diet. Scarsdale diet. The cigarette diet. The Atkins diet. And even the Twinkie diet.
What’s the point??? I’m sure the main goal with dieting is to be healthy, but so many of the fad diets seem to ignore nutrition, balance, good health, and common sense.
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Ground Turkey and Fennel Chili
Is it pathetic that I’m not quite ready for warm weather? I haven’t gotten nearly enough indoor projects done, and I will always, always love soup season.
Chicken and Mushrooms in Creamy White Wine Sauce
Julia Childs once said, “I enjoy cooking with wine, sometimes I even put it in the food…” In reality, it seems like all food is better when cooked with/in wine. Water and broth just don’t cut it. In order to achieve layers of flavour, some form of alcohol needs to be included. That’s just the way it is.
Herbed Chicken with Maple and Irish Whiskey Glaze
Oh yeah! This chicken has it all! The three S’s — Sweet. Savoury. Spicy. And to top it off, it’s darned delicious! Glazed with maple syrup and Irish whiskey, it even has won the approval of an incomprehensibly lovely Italian!
Andouille Macaroni and Cheese
Quick! What’s for supper? I’ve been working all day, the guys are hungry, and I’m tired and somewhat cranky because I haven’t had enough food. (Yes, I’m one of those who, on crazy days, sometimes forgets to eat – even though I know the consequences.)
Lax med Potatis Gratäng – Salmon and Potatoes au Gratin
“Kristina i Köket” is still waiting to be picked up by Swedish television 😄, but I have certainly enjoyed days of shopping, visiting friends, and sharing delicious meals with my daughter in Sweden.
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Thai Chili Stir Fry
Unanticipated. Surprising. Unexpected. Wow! And then there are the enthusiastic praises of my favourite son. And sadly, no leftovers.
