A collection of recipe and ideas in and out of the kitchen during yet another week of physical isolation, a Holy Week like no other, while preparing for Easter, Passover and soon, Ramadan.

Our house bread recipe, My Easy Everyday Bread Recipe, now adapted for the stand mixer. It's made with a good measure of whole wheat flour and studded with oatmeal, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, whatever you've got. The crust is soft and easy to cut through while the bread itself has that even crumb that makes it work so well for sandwiches, toast and you know, a heel at a time ... still warm from the oven, with a smidgen of butter. Ready to bake bread now? I thought so.


Real Food, Fresh & Flexible. Weight Watchers Friendly. Great for Meal Prep, Keeps for Days & Freezes Well.

Which is better, kneading bread dough by hand or kneading it with a stand mixer? Here you'll see the pros and cons for each method, the reasons why a stand mixer does a better job but also why kneading bread by hand remains the better option. The obvious conclusion? It depends.

Here you'll also learn how to mix and knead dough using a stand mixer with a dough hook and even how to convert your own favorite hand-kneaded yeast bread to mixing and kneading with your mixer. C'mon, bread bakers, let's get floured up!


A Practical Look at Kneading Bread Dough with a Stand Mixer.

Where were you on the Leap Year, February 29th, a month ago today? It seems like an age or twenty ago, doesn't it? Or maybe, like Leap Year, just four years ago.

How to Cook a Mess o' Greens with a Smoked Turkey Leg
Greens so good, you'll want to eat the pot! At least that's what the nice lady in the doctor's office claimed, when she walked me through how to cook greens like she's been cooking them for sixty years and before that her mama and before that her grandmama. Her daughter and I were both taking mad notes ...

Real Food, Fresh & Flexible. Slow Cooked on the Stovetop or in the Oven. Weight Watchers Friendly. Low Carb. Naturally Gluten Free. High Protein. Great for Meal Prep.

Hello from the normal-not-normal world of sheltering in place ... thinking about service and sacrifice.

Raise your hand if you join me in loving eggs not just for breakfast but also for dinner! Here I'm sharing some of my favorite ways to cook eggs. Some are the basic ways to cook eggs – you know, the specific techniques for Perfect Hard-Cooked Eggs and Perfect Poached Eggs. But I think you might just love not only our favorite way to scramble eggs (Mexican) but also the way I learned to cook eggs from my dad (Gashouse Eggs, the old-time comfort food with so many names) and my sister's famous "Egg McMoms" (Homemade Egg McMuffins). And sooooo many more ways to cook eggs!

So hey! Move over Meatless Monday, Taco Tuesday and Pizza Friday. Pancake Night and "Egg Night" are coming on strong!

For Sure, The Incredible Edible Egg. "Put an Egg On Top". Real Food, Fresh, Fast & Flexible. Weeknight Easy, Weekend Special. Weight Watchers Friendly. Low Carb. Naturally Gluten Free. High Protein. Vegetarian.

Virtual Elbow Bumps, People ...

Two things I love about coming back home at night: The lights already on as if to say, “Hey, welcome home! How was your day?” and supper all a-simmer, filling the kitchen with spicy warmth.
This chicken stew? It’s great to come home to, just chicken, chickpeas and vegetables, a hearty, satisfying mix of color, texture and flavor. To match? Here you'll find two ways to cook this easy one-pot chicken dinner, one on the stove and the other in your slow cooker. Both are so good! A total win, people!

Real Food, Fresh & Flexible. Weeknight Easy, Weekend Special. Weight Watchers Friendly. Low Carb (Just Skip the Chickpeas). Naturally Gluten Free. High Protein. Great for Meal Prep.

Here on the cusp of winter and spring, a collection of recipes and life ideas in and out of the kitchen.