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Hello, Here's a simply nutritious meal of steamed salmon topped with minced garlic; also on the plate is spinach with feta cheese; rice with guacamole and veggies.  One of my loved ones doesn't like salmon so I have been slow to post about it.  You can, of course, substitute another fish for salmon. This was easy to prepare and tasty. Hope you are well.  Enjoy!

 Hope 2021 is off to a pleasant start for you! I've been curious about cabbage and its uses.  Today's featured photo is of stuff cabbage hot out of the oven--the cabbage is stuffed with vegetables and rice.  I enjoyed preparing the cabbage by removing outer leaves and then submerging the remaining cabbage into boiling water for a few minutes.  I sautéed sweet pepper and then used other veggies, that I had cooked earlier in the week that needed to be used, for the filling.  I added some parmesan cheese and salsa for flavor and baked it in the oven until thoroughly heated and the cheese had melted.  It was fun to experiment and roll the veggies within the very cooperating cabbage leaves.  Enjoy!

 May 2021 be filled with joy, good health, and laughter for each of you and your families. Yesterday, I baked the oatmeal version of "Everyone's Muffins" from Laurel's Kitchen.  The book was given to me years ago by Diana Harrison.  It has weathered moves and lots of smudges reading a recipe while preparing one.  However, it remains a very useful resource.  I added walnuts which I think enhanced the flavor.  Gaining some experience with active dry yeast.  A pleasant surprise--the gluten free dough rose well with the active dry yeast ingredients.  Today's photo features one batch of the yeast raised muffins--I think this is an example of looks can be deceiving--they look just "okay" to me but they taste good.  May your year, too, be filled with welcome surprises. All the best, Faye

Hello, I hope you are doing well.  My diet has become rather routine; however, the other night for Joyce's birthday I prepared mushroom barley soup.  I used most of the recipe from Moosewood Cookbook except no sherry and not as much butter as described in the  recipe .  For those on low-carb &/or gluten-free diets, I am careful to ladle into my bowl more broth/mushrooms than barley but I find a bit barley is nice on occasion.    Enjoy!

Wanted to share that I recently purchased a bamboo steamer--haven't owned one for many years.   It is two-tiered so one can steam protein on one lower tier (closest to the steam) and veggies on the other, higher, tier.   Today's post features a photo of the steamer as well as a photo of steamed veggies I prepared yesterday.  I am thankful to you for reading my words on this blog.  I hope you have a very Happy Thanksgiving. Faye

Hello, Kale and Chard have done well in the garden this fall.  At last, it is harvest time for what remains in the garden.  Today's photo features kale/chard from this fall's crop as well as some protein (chicken) and sides.  I hope you are well and taking care. Faye

 Hello to all readers of this blog.  I wonder if you are finding, as am I, that the diet when going out to eat (due to the pandemic) has become rather routine.  Nothing wrong with that per se, I just haven't found that many dishes to post. However, today's featured item--Portobello mushroom sandwich--was homemade and tasty.  Of the two mushrooms, one has cheese on  top and the other is topped with homemade guacamole (although there is cheese underneath it).  There is also spinach, onion, and sweet pepper as part of the filling.  I baked it in the oven at 350 degrees until it was soft.   I very much hope you are doing well.  Enjoy the weekend! All the best, Faye