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…

15 June 2011 Pea Ravioli

Adapted From O’Hara, Julie. Seasonal Sensations. Clean Eating Magazine. (Vol 4, Issue 5). June 2011. page 46. My Comment: Now this was a delicious spring recipe — the fresh flavor of peas and the brilliant green color made it pleasing to the palate and the eye.  I suppose a purist would make the ravioli dough; that…

11 June 2011 Basil Shrimp and Peas

Adapted from Welland, Dianne. 14-Day clean eating meal plan. Clean Eating Magazine. (Vol. 4, Issue 5). June 2011. p 77. My Comment: The idea of eating “clean” appeals to me – we try not to eat much of anything that has been processed and we try to eat more whole grain foods.  It is less…

6 June 2011 Spinach Souffle

Adapted from: Welland, D. 14-Day Clean-Eating Meal Plan. Clean Eating Magazine. (Vol 4, Issue 5). June 2011. page 80. My Comment: I spotted this recipe in Clean Eating Magazine and decided 25-plus years was enough time between souffles. Years ago, I watched Julia Child on television,  and I used to make a cheese souffle every…

29 May 2011 Couscous with Seven Vegetables

Adapted From Welland, Diane. Clean Eating Magazine Recipes. Downloaded from the net on May 22, 2011. My Comment: One of my sisters is an experienced world traveler and on her trip to Morocco, she brought back a packet of an interesting spice: Ras El Hanout.  This recipe is seasoned with this spice blend from Morocco…

19 Apr 2011 Shallot & Fennel Flatbread

Adapted from Lusted, Jo. Cleaning Eating Magazine: My favorite onion-based dishes. (April/May 2011). Volume 4, Issue 4. Mississauga, ON, Canada: Cleaning Eating Magazine. p 69. My Comment: This recipe originally calls for  4 oz. boneless skinless chicken breast – which I did not use. As much as we love traditional pizza, this appealed to me because it…