"The best comfort food will always be greens, cornbread and fried chicken." Maya Angelou, American poet Last week's soup version of chicken pot pie is great if you're in a hurry, but there are times when you just want the "creamy," savory real thing. Perhaps on a day like today, when it's gray as dusk,… Continue reading Slow Chicken Pot Pie (moo free/gluten free)
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Chicken pot ‘pie’ in a hurry
“Angelina went into the kitchen, her only hope of sanctuary, and started building a couple of sandwiches." -- Brian O'Reilly, "Angelina's Bachelors" There are nights when you have time to make something special for dinner and there are nights when you just want to pretend you have that kind of time. This recipe -- a soup… Continue reading Chicken pot ‘pie’ in a hurry
Bana-no pudding
Continuing an I-miss-creamy-texture theme, this week's recipe is a dairy-free version of banana pudding. It's not much to look at -- even if a better photographer had shot it -- but it tastes as good as the real thing. Enjoy! Bana-no Pudding (dairy free) Mash 3 bananas (fresh or thawed from frozen). Cover tightly and… Continue reading Bana-no pudding
Moo-free salmon bake
“How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese?” Charles de Gaulle, French resistance leader and lover of democracy The thing I have missed most since going dairy free is cheese, particularly all those creamy sauces that put the "comfort" in comfort food come snowy weather. Thanks to my vegan friends out there,… Continue reading Moo-free salmon bake
Homemade kettle corn
“Oh, no!" Hazel wailed. "Popcorn! Our fatal weakness!” Rick Riordan, "The Blood of Olympus" If, like me, you are sick of real food at the moment, consider making popcorn for dinner. A bit odd? Yes. But, the first Thanksgiving is rumored to have included this tasty treat, which is high-fiber to boot. What more could… Continue reading Homemade kettle corn
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