When this magazine exploited a healthier version of chicken piccata, I accepted that it would bear a spritz of lemon and three capers all in the name of 300 calories a serving which was okay because it is the new year and we’re all eating like squirrels. I didn’t, however, … Read More
Something about chicken pot pie conjures images of snow days when I watched others shovel snow from while I sat on the other side of the picture window all warm and lazy. My mom never made chicken pot pie; perhaps it was too exotic for middle Wisconsin, yet that’s how … Read More
You know all the sage, nutty, and buttery righteousness that’s packed into holiday stuffing doesn’t have to get tossed when the post feast diet kicks in. The diet that falls between the last Thursday of November and the first holiday party.
Here’s a salad that combines your leftovers into a savory … Read More
Restraint is never been invited to Thanksgiving dinner. By the time we’ve churned out great grandma’s noodles and Aunt Betty’s famous sweet potatoes, included treasures from our in-laws and traditional must-haves, and added new embellishments (see me about failed corn bread stuffing), there is enough food on the table for … Read More
Trying to eliminate that elusive word “perfect” from my vocabulary after spending a lifetime in search of it. It likes to hide behind things like puberty, stocky genetics, and kettle chip cravings while showing up like a mirage in photoshopped models, Botox, and this one. Before I press delete, I … Read More