We loved this vegetarian recipe from Moosewood Restaurant Low-Fat Favorites from the Moosewood Collective. The amazing Molly Katzen helped to start the vegetarian Moosewood Restaurant in Ithaca, N.Y. She left it in 1978. I have several cookbooks by her and the separate Moosewood Collective. I used extra mushrooms (18 oz. of button and … View Post
Sticky Apricot Basil Chicken Thighs
Yum! This is a great recipe from the Heartbeet Kitchen blog, and it’s all about the sauce. I made just a few changes. My herb garden is only in its first stages, and I forgot to buy a package of fresh basil. So I used 2 teaspoons of pesto; a little more would be … View Post
Zucchini with Pine Nuts and Mint
We enjoyed this different treatment of good old zucchini. This recipe, from Diana Henry’s cookbook Plenty, elevates the bland summer squash to something special. Henry recommends this as a side dish to lamb or as part of a Middle Eastern spread. I served it with eggs. Leave enough time to brown each … View Post
Gingerbread Cheesecake Trifle
My book club was meeting at my house to discuss The Chilbury Ladies Choir, which is set in England during World War II. First I thought of cookies (biscuits to the Brits) and tea. But when my sister suggested a trifle, I knew she was on to something. Definitions of trifle: a thing of … View Post
Norma’s Ham Loaf
Every now and then, someone who sees the wall of cookbook-filled shelves in our kitchen asks if I’ve made something from each book. Sometimes it’s asked in a state of wonder. Sometimes it sounds more judgmental, like why do I have all of these if I don’t use them? No, I haven’t cooked from each book. … View Post
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