Our oldest has been asking for beef stew of late (he loves the beef stew at school), so I finally got around to asking Nana for her recipe.  It tasted just like I remember…tasty warm comfort food. I used the crock pot because I didn’t have 5 hours to babysit my oven. Ingredients: Directions:

Before I got really sick last week, the rest of my family was sick, so there hasn’t been a whole lot of cooking or eating going on here. Since no one was feeling great, I took the opportunity to make Grandma’s matzo ball soup recipe. I must admit that I believe this is the first […]

This recipe comes from the Seattle Times. I get weekly recipes by email from the Times, and I got this one in 2006. Apparently they liked it so much that they sent it again just last month. Everyone we’ve ever made it for has loved it. A curry aficionado loved it so much she asked […]

I believe the original source of this recipe is the San Francisco Chronicle in the early 90’s. Over the years I’ve changed it up a bit, and the recipe below reflects those changes. I absolutely love this soup. It is so hearty, so flavorful, so satisfying, and very healthy. My mom used to make this […]