Category: Recipes

My husband and I love tacos. If you're a real taco fanatic, you might not agree with what we consider to be "tacos" but with love it and, frankly, that's all that matters. The good thing is that we can make them with any meat we have; ground beef, chicken breast, shrimp, or ground turkey.… Continue reading Weeknight Tacos

I often forget how much I love soup until I make some again. When I was growing up, there was almost always fresh soup available at home. My mom liked making healthy soup with lots of veggies, and homemade chicken broth. On the other hand, my dad would put lots of noodles and chicken powder… Continue reading Whatever Soup

I should just go ahead and admit it now; yesterday's meals weren't extremely exciting. The good news is that it could have been a lot worse (My first instinct when I realized we didn't have anything fun in the house was to cook a box of Kraft Dinner Macaroni & Cheese...yum!) but then I told… Continue reading Jazzing up leftovers

I grew up with a daddy who loved fishing (still does, actually!). We would spend long days on the river, come back home and eat fresh-caught perch or walleye, two very common types of fish in Quebec. When I moved to Charlottesville, I realized that these two types of fish weren't common at all around… Continue reading First time cooking perch