Beef & Vegetable Soup in the Salad
July 1, 2016 | Ahhh, at last a quiet night at home. Its just me, the dog and a backlog of the Night Manager to get through. When cooking for only myself I hate to make multiple dishes and wash more than one pot. Hearty veggie loaded soups always fit the bill on these nights. One night I was preparing to make a soup and a salad separately when I decided to combine the two in one bowl almost like a Vietnamese Pho. The combination is light, versatile, and very satisfying. Tonight I happen to ...
Quick Garden Chicken Stir Fry
June 15, 2016 | Tonight Nico’s friend is coming over with her parents. The two kids are re-enacting an episode of Chopped Junior. They will be making a dessert each so we have large bowls of strawberries, blackberries, blueberries, and nuts prepared for their mystery basket. But I still need to feed them dinner before we start the competition. Quick garden stir fry is my time saving solution and of course cucumber salad since I still have so many of them ripe and needing to be picked. -- ...