by Don Collins | Jan 16, 2025 | Comfort Food, Ground Meat, Italian, Pasta, Recipes
Pasta Bolognese Today, you’ll add another recipe to your repertoire of pasta sauces. Pasta Bolognese (or pasta Bologna-style). That, however, would not be pasta made with cheap lunch meet slices. Bologna is a region in Northern Italy where they enjoy this version of...
by Don Collins | Jan 15, 2025 | beans/lentils, Greens Recipes, Middle Eastern, Recipes
Curried Kale with Bulgur and Lentils Another cold weather variations of kale awaits. These greens can be traced back 2,000 years to Austria/Hungary and they are a not-so-distant relative to broccoli and cauliflower. The villagers called it “capuzzo.” We call it kale....
by Don Collins | Jan 14, 2025 | Comfort Food, Dinner Salads, Fish/Seafood, Recipes
Caesar Salad with Smoked Salmon The classic Caesar is a standard offering at the American table and tonight it’s on the menu. This version includes Romaine lettuce, cucumbers, red bell pepper, onions and tomatoes. We’ll compliment this Caesar with leftover smoked...
by Don Collins | Jan 13, 2025 | beans/lentils, Featured Vegetable Meals, Italian, Recipes, Soups
Tuscan White Bean and Cabbage Soup This Italian-style soup uses Cannellini Beans (you also can use Great Northern beans) with onion, garlic, fennel, cabbage and sweet peppers in a tomato base with basil and oregano. Get ready for comfort-food to warm you on cold a...
by Don Collins | Jan 12, 2025 | Asian, egg dishes, Greens Recipes, Recipes, tofu dishes
Hot ‘n’ Sour Stir-fry This kale dish is based on a favorite Hot n’ Sour Soup from a Seattle restaurant. Tonight we skip the soup part and add more vegetables, specifically kale. This cozy comfort-food version of stir-fry combines hot, savory, sweet and...
