With the birth of our grandson, frozen pops are back in my freezer – but with a twist. These are green, non-dairy, healthy, homemade pops! They’re easy to make (only four ingredients), and our grandson loves them. Here’s what you need: 1 C. frozen pineapple  3/4 coconut milk (I buy canned. Freeze leftover milk for […]

Trisha Yearwood shared her chicken enchilada recipe with me a few weeks ago, and I’ve made the things multiple times since. OK, I got the recipe off the food network site, but I watched her make them, and she was talking to me as she cooked, so I think we’re buds now.  I’ve altered some […]

Recently, I made two standard, pretty universal condiments from scratch. I’m still tweaking the ketchup recipe, but I love the basic palette. Homemade ketchup is a mix and taste adventure, as the amounts of spices can be altered, as well as the type of vinegar used (for example, balsamic instead of apple cider.) I’m having […]

I love veggie chili. I’m an odd duck in that the thing I don’t like about traditional chili is the meat. Chili is known for its meat, big chunks of beef or hamburger, sometimes sausage. I always pick around the meat and head for the beans, or any veggies in the pot.  I’ve tried various […]

This recipe comes out every winter. It’s our only stew recipe, which I first made over thirty years ago.  Redskins Stew is from a cookbook put together long ago by wives of the Washington Redskins. The cookbook has since fallen apart, but I saved this page. I’ve altered the recipe a bit to suit our […]