Swiss chard always has been a mystery to me, taking the line behind collard greens and kale, both of which I’m much more familiar with. But walking by the produce aisle at Roth’s Vista store the other day, I was stopped dead in my tracks by these beautiful specimens in the organic section, beaming like […]
For most of us, dandelions are obnoxious weeds. They’re something to be pulled, yanked and banished from well-manicured lawns. But consider this: Their leaves are edible and according to the University of Maryland Medical Center, they’re full of vitamins A, B, C and D as well as minerals such as iron, potassium and zinc. “Dandelion […]
Vic and I consider ourselves crab experts having lived on both east and west coasts as well as near the Gulf Coast of Texas. So, which crabs are the best – the large Dungeness crabs from the cold waters of the Pacific or the smaller blue crabs from the Atlantic or Gulf coasts? To settle […]
Let’s face it. We all face those miserly moments when faced with leftovers brought to the kitchen from the dinner table when we scrape and package leftover side dishes and main dishes into tupperware containers and place them into the fridge, vowing to finish them another day or find another use for them. But most […]
I accept the fact that I’m not a house-husband who stays at home and has the time to plan out every meal of the week. Working a demanding fulltime job, having three dogs, as well as an aging mother that needs help, is more than enough. On a weeknight, often I find myself at the […]