Hey Amy!

Are you getting fat yet?  I feel fat just writing about these pasta recipes this week!  This one is fun to make with friends.  There are many ways to make manicotti but I liked this for it’s crepe component.  My mom loves crepes so, Patsy, this ones for you! Ingredients: 4 eggs 1 c. sifted flour [...]

I always thought turnips were going to taste horrible.  I refused to try them.  And parsnips sounded like parsley and parsley is nothing I want to eat in droves so I never tried them either.  Shame.  On.  Me.  One day I saw mashed parsnips on a menu and thought “Hmmm.  With enough butter, even parsnips [...]

I love risotto.  Years ago, when I could still eat shrimp, there was a place on Cahuenga that had the best shrimp risotto.  It came tossed with corn and asparagus and I could not get enough of it.  I almost cried when the restaurant burnt to the ground on a cold winter evening (cold for [...]

I never loved asparagus until I had it in a Chinese dish as an adult.  I wish I had given it a shot earlier in my life because once I discovered it, I loved it.  It’s a great addition to just about any soup, casserole or slow cooker recipe.  This recipe is hearty thanks to [...]

As many have previously read, I recently began a new day job.  All the new work things are challenging enough, then add a new city, a new life, new kitchen, new apt.  Yikes!  I have figured my way out of stress at the end of the day is my Crock Pot.  I can make just [...]

I can’t help but pine for all things lobster, crab and shrimp.  As you know by now, I am highly allergic and haven’t always been.  If one has had something and it’s taken away, one knows what one misses.  However, if one never had the taste, it would never be missed.  I miss those creatures [...]

Today I am sharing a delicious vegetarian dish from the Crock Pot Recipe Collection.  I love this cookbook and the recipes never fail me.  This treat is for the vegetarian friends I have out there.  You meat lovers will enjoy it too, I promise!  This can be a great main course or a perfect accompaniment [...]