

New Favorite - Chicken Tortilla Soup - Who knew?
OK, since I couldn't away my new toy, I used the Instant Pot - BUT really didn't need to. I just used the Sautè setting and used the...


Winter is Coming
So Rip saw his first snow yesterday, and just as quickly as it blew in, the sun melted it off today. (See left and right above.) What he...


Let Me Count the Ways. . .
It's time to have a really serious conversation about the ways that cauliflower has saved my life. Going low carb means that this...


Not for the Faint of Heart
Spring break has come and gone. One intended project was posting the nearly fifty back logged recipes from the past year of Keto experiments... Fail. But now that I've returned home, it's gearing up for work and March MADNESS! Last night I stared down two sweet potatoes and had an idea: Pinch of Yum's chili! After I rummaged through the freezer and pantry, substitutes were made. The result had me texting Casey. If she still lived two doors down, I would have just walked ove


Cold Snap Split Pea Soup
Not sure why this recipe isn't on the blog yet. I fell in love with Laura Calder and all her French recipes on "French Food at Home." An...


Butternut Squash Soup Revisited
"I'm so glad that I live in a world where there are Octobers." ~ L.M. Montgomery Just returned from Houston to watch my Yankees lose the...


Homemade Pho
Often when I have leftover anything I wonder what I can do with it. In this case, it was leftover bones from a roast. "Surely," I...


Tomato Basil Soup/Marinara Sauce
Like the quiche at La Madeleine, I set out to make their soup which they now jar and sell. I was even inspired by their low calorie...


Butternut Squash Soup
In Switzerland, I was briefly a part of a supper club. But it fell on a night when I had dorm duty, and I quickly had to opt out. Betta...


Robert's Clam Chowder
As kids, Robert and I made two trips a year: Winter Park, Florida for Christmas to see my grandmother, aunts, uncles, and cousins and the...




















