Collecting My Thoughts

I'm baking a butternut squash today. Usually I peel it, but that's hard on the hands. "Winter squash are packed with lots of n...

In an effort to add more vegetables to our diet (above 5-6), yesterday I made this delicious soup and there's not a drop left! Amounts a...

Lately I've been hungry for cookies made with mashed potatoes. I have no idea why--not sure I've ever had any. But I made them yeste...

While shopping this morning I bought a bunch of beets with very nice leaves.  I’ve already cooked and eaten the beet leaves (with butter and...

I love the You Pick 2 at Panera's, and if counting calories, it could be the better choice. The You Pick Two Broccoli Cheddar Soup and C...

We were talking about the "Souper Bowl" where we collect cans of soup for the food pantry to coincide with the Super Bowl. She sai...

Beginning in 2011, I’ve consciously bumped our tithe to 11%, by adding in 1% for food for the Lutheran Food Pantry, although I’d been donati...

No, you won't find it on any calendar, but I'm declaring this as "Clean the kitchen week." Pretend your mother is visitin...

After my husband brought home some wonderful cream of mushroom soup from Malabar Farms Restaurant on Sunday, I decided I wanted to try makin...

That's the title of today's food blog at the Columbus Dispatch . Occasionally I have to do that, because I don't plan menus, and...

Friday Fridge Soup Nothing like a wind chill of minus 25 to make you open the refrigerator door and look for soup fixins. a pint more or le...

Summer's bounty My son brought over a huge kettle of tomatoes and peppers today. I know what to do with some of them, but how many sala...