Welcome Elizabeth! And now, for some meatloaf…

edited to add: Thanks and welcome to our friend Elizabeth, who is now a contributing author to the blog! This recipe looks really tasty… – gina
Mark Bittman’s Basic Meat Loaf
I’m all about ‘basics’ (and I have a plutonic crush on Mark Bittman and his cooking skills), so his basic meat loaf recipe caught my [...]

healthy chicken parmesan (with optional spaghetti squash)

Chicken Parmesan is one of the dishes that Mike requests fairly often – it’s tasty and satisfying, and it’s usually his “go-to standard”meal when eating at Italian restaurants. It’s pretty easy to make and you can put your own twist on it by choosing a different flavor sauce and/or a different breading. Since we’re trying [...]

Norske Nook: fabulous pies

Whenever anyone comes to visit us here in Minnesota, we try to tell them to stop at this place called the “Norske Nook”, which is famous for their pies. The bakery is in this tiny town called Osseo, Wisconsin, which is off I-94 between Tomah, WI and Eau Claire, WI. We stopped there on the [...]

Rachel’s Super Salsa Recipes

Back in August, when I had tons of tomatoes and tomatillos, I asked my friend and colleague Rachel – who was born and rasied in Tucson, and is an excellent cook – for some authentic salsa recipes. She shared these two with me, which she found on Google some time ago. I’ve only made the [...]