Month: April 2020

Eggless Caesar Salad with Grilled Chicken and Garlicky Croutons

Eggless Caesar Salad with Grilled Chicken and Garlicky Croutons

We haven’t had lettuce for salad in about a month. We’ve made other kinds of salads, with red cabbage and white cabbage, endive and radicchio, and cut vegetables, but we miss lettuce. We finally got some romaine the other day, and the salad I wanted 

Traditional Red Sauce Pizza

Traditional Red Sauce Pizza

Every Wednesday, starting in middle school, I made pizza. After school, I opened a package of yeast, got out the flour, and kneaded dough. While it was proofing, I simmered a can of tomato puree with garlic, oregano, basil, and sugar. I grated mozzarella, assembled 

College Creativity – Ariana’s Black Beans and Rice

College Creativity – Ariana’s Black Beans and Rice

My daughter, Ariana, is a first-year college student, and has become a master at creating meals using improvisation. With her “to go” container the college gives every student, she packs a wide range of items from the college cafeteria and whips up late night meals 

Marine Biologist Food – Spaghetti with Clams

Marine Biologist Food – Spaghetti with Clams

I have a degree in marine biology. Well, technically it’s a Master’s degree in Marine Environmental Sciences. There are many benefits of going to school for marine science. You get to check out all kinds of really cool things in the oceans and along the