We keep frozen seafood on hand these days. Frozen seafoods in my opinion, are not always a great substitute for fresh, but when our food shopping choices went down to whatever we could find curbside (meaning I was no longer standing in front of the fish counter asking when something had been brought in), I…
Month: March 2021
22 March 2021: King Arthur Baking’s Favorite Sandwich Bread
I’ve been on the hunt for a less rustic loaf of bread recently and, of course, I’m finding lots of options on King Arthur Baking’s recipe site. This one looks like a winner for sandwich breads and is going into the bread-baking rotation. We rarely have an abundance of milk in our fridge any more;…
19 March 2021: Skillet Gnocchi with Chard & White Beans
Food shopping, even now after a full year of the pandemic, continues to be a challenge for us. We’ve found that agile substitutions whenever planning a week’s cooking and eating is a skill that continues as spot shortages in food supplies continue. This skillet dinner was a good one for us. It employs shelf stable…
10 March 2021: Sheet Pan Crisp Tofu & Sweet Potatoes
Sheet Pan Crisp Tofu and Sweet Potatoes from NYT’s Melissa Clark Sheet Pan dinners seem to be everywhere lately! This one from cookbook author (this one-Dinner in French-is my favorite) and food writer Melissa Clark uses two of my go-to ingredients: tofu and sweet potatoes. We eat tofu frequently, but usually just in stir-fry recipes;…
06 March 2021: Seattle Smoked Salmon Chowder
Seattle Smoked Salmon Chowder from Skinny Taste Winter has been continuing to hold an ice-cold grip on temperatures, so this week I felt the need to make a bowl of comfort food. This smoked salmon chowder from Skinny Taste was exactly what I was looking for! The balance between lower fat milk (I used the…
Four Nights A Week 