Ah winter. It’s what soup was made for this. This hearty one has my two favorite flavors, artichokes and potatoes. Whatever else you include is up to you! What’s your favorite cold weather dish?
Category: Sunday Supper
Sunday Supper: Not Your Mama's Tuna Casserole
My mother never made Tuna Casserole but in the chill of winter, a nice creamy casserole can warm you up like any curry.
I modified the idea of this standard recipe which calls for peas, cream of mushroom soup, and tuna by adding whatever I wanted cleared out from the cupboards.
This included onions, artichokes, celery, pasta shells and bean sprouts. You read that right. If the combination sounds strange, the textures gave an otherwise soupy standard new life.
Hubs had seconds and that was all the proof I needed.
What would you put in your version of a tuna bake? What are you trying to clear out of your cupboard?
Beginner's Guide to Veggin' It
The best way to keep a New Year’s resolution from becoming an object of dread is to take small steps to follow through. I was on the phone with a friend while at the grocery store this morning. She said her resolution was to try making one new dish a week. Several years ago, I had a similar goal, which was to get into the kitchen once a week. I jumped into a supper club which included rotating meals with friends on a monthly basis. We outgrew the supper club and founded a Cooks’ Club where friends who were interested in cooking got together once a month and shared dishes to compose a meal with a theme chosen by the host.
2014 found me in the kitchen regularly because of a decision to eat fish or veggies instead of meat.
All this to say, I’ve been cooking. And a lot. I’m Veggin’ It is the culmination of several years of cooking. 8 recipes in four categories: Soups, Salad, Substance, and Sweets.
This is not one of those cooking tomes, listing ingredients you’ve may not find in the grocery store. This is a book for the everyday cook. I’ve got tons of suggestions of how to modify recipes by making them gluten free or tailor to you taste buds.
Try one, try them all: practice, repeat. May the new year find you with loved ones at your table!