Recipes, Retro Cooking

Retro Cooking Revisited: 50’s Shrimp Salad

In 2017, I started a new blog series called Retro Cooking. I would look for recipes in vintage cookbooks (1970's and older) and give them a try. Some were definitely more successful than others. Almost two years and over 20 recipes later, I decided to revisit the recipes I tried and see if I could… Continue reading Retro Cooking Revisited: 50’s Shrimp Salad

Food Education, Meal Prep

How to Meal Prep

#MealPrep is so popular these days. Yes, prepare your meals in advance! I've been doing this for so long, it is completely part of my routine now. On the other hand, I know a lot of people would love to start planning their meals but don't know how to get started. So here is my… Continue reading How to Meal Prep

Recipes

A Versatile Spinach Pizza Crust

I'm not sure that anyone loves pizza as much as my husband does. Two years ago, when we discovered how bad wheat/flour/carbs were making him feel, we quickly had to come up with a back up plan. Maybe he couldn't eat bread but no pizza? That wouldn't be possible. I found a few low carb… Continue reading A Versatile Spinach Pizza Crust

Recipes

Chicken Soup For This Teacher’s Soul

I've always loved homemade chicken noodle soup. When I was growing up, this was a very frequent meal in our house. There were two versions: mom's and dad's. My mom used her homemade chicken broth, a bunch of vegetables and chunks of rotisserie chicken. My dad, on the other hand, used chicken bouillon powder, put… Continue reading Chicken Soup For This Teacher’s Soul