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Recipe: Easy, Versatile Lentil Soup

Kathleen Flinn · October 12, 2021 · 7 Comments

I fell in love with lentil soup out of a sense of obligation. On a cold winter day on an early trip to Paris, I stepped inside a small bistro to get out of a frigid winter mist. Why ever did I book a trip to France in January, I wondered? Shivering and cold, all I thought I … [Read more...] about Recipe: Easy, Versatile Lentil Soup

Filed Under: Budget cooking, Healthy, Recipes, Soups, stocks & stews

Recipe: Easy Thai Curry

Kathleen Flinn · July 10, 2019 · 1 Comment

Thai curry sounds exotic and complicated, but in truth it's a quick meal for which you can keep the bulk of ingredients in your pantry or freezer, plus it’s a great option for using up leftovers. If you can't find curry paste in your supermarket, you can order a variety of … [Read more...] about Recipe: Easy Thai Curry

Filed Under: Budget cooking, Chicken, Healthy Tagged With: chicken, easy, thai, Weeknight

Recipe: Bread and Butter Pickles

Kathleen Flinn · August 1, 2018 · Leave a Comment

I'm not going to lie, nor do I think that I should feel shame at the confession I'm about to reveal. Mom fed us Velveeta when we were kids - and we liked it. Who could blame her? The stuff was marketed as a superfood in the 1960s and early '70s. Only later did people begin a … [Read more...] about Recipe: Bread and Butter Pickles

Filed Under: Budget cooking, Pantry & Supermarket Tips

Recipe: Pasta with olives, tomatoes and tuna

Kathleen Flinn · January 26, 2010 · 3 Comments

This is a cheap and easy meal to craft from pantry staples. The tuna bumps up the protein quotient, but it's optional. You can use fresh or canned tomatoes, but if you use the latter, be sure to drain them well. Cook the pasta in liberally salted water, and then reserve some of … [Read more...] about Recipe: Pasta with olives, tomatoes and tuna

Filed Under: Budget cooking, Healthy, Pasta & Rice, Recipes Tagged With: Recipes

Recipe: Mushroom-Lentil Paté

Kathleen Flinn · November 9, 2009 · 2 Comments

One day during summer break in high school, my mother took me to lunch at the posh The Longboat Key Club, where she worked in HR at the time. Lunch at "the club" meant finger bowls, white linens and posh French food. The first course was chicken liver paté with toast points. I … [Read more...] about Recipe: Mushroom-Lentil Paté

Filed Under: Budget cooking, Healthy, Recipes, Vegetarian

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