With so many people opting for smaller holiday meals this year, I wanted to share my foolproof method of roasting a turkey breast. I rarely roast a whole turkey. I usually break my turkeys down and cook the dark and white meat separately as they require different cooking … [Read more...] about No-Fuss, Easy Roast Turkey Breast with Gravy
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Chia Pudding
Chia pudding is popular because it’s healthy, filling, low-calorie and like overnight oats, virtually effortless. Chia seeds are tiny nutrition powerhouses packed with fiber, protein, omega-3 fatty acids, and minerals like calcium and magnesium. When soaked, they absorb liquid … [Read more...] about Chia Pudding
How to Make Planked Salmon
The first summer I moved to Seattle back in the 1990s, I decided I had to learn how to make planked salmon. Until I'd moved to the Northwest, I'd never even heard of it and within two weeks of arriving, I'd had it twice - and loved it. Back then, I'd also never been hiking in the … [Read more...] about How to Make Planked Salmon
Recipe: White Beans and Greens – Inexpensive, Simple and Powerfully Good
I love the pairing of white beans and greens. When the weather turns chilly, it offers a flavor or sunny southern France or Tuscany. When the pandemic hit, I bought cases of white beans, and let's just say, we ate a lot of white bean soup and stews as their sell-by dates loomed. … [Read more...] about Recipe: White Beans and Greens – Inexpensive, Simple and Powerfully Good
Recipe: Salade Niçoise
I first encountered Salade Niçoise in a most embarrassing way -- by reading about it in a cheap romance novel. The salad appeared in a typically evocative of a dime store read. A beautiful protagonist perched at a table under a striped umbrella on an immaculate beach in Cannes … [Read more...] about Recipe: Salade Niçoise


