Sunday, November 11, 2012
Warm-up your Thanksgiving meal with flavors of the season in this delicious side dish.
I try to keep an eye out for interesting recipes, but even more so now as we look forward to the Thanksgiving holiday. Over the past few years I’ve tried bringing one "surprise" dish to the table. Sometimes this works out geat - other times, not so much. But this year I think I’ve found it, and all due to an impromptu experiment with roasting pears. Here is the benefit of said experiment, the piece de resistance: Roasted Butternut Squash and Pear Soup. If you've never tried your hand at a squash soup, but always wanted to make one, this is the recipe for you. Easy, tasty and satisfying are just the beginning of the story. The flavors of cinnamon-spiced butternut squash and candied pear are the perfect compliment to one another, and …
Sunday, July 22, 2012
The best recipes are the ones passed down from family. If you're looking for an easy recipe for clams, try this one out tonight!
Is it hot enough for ya? The most popular people in Danvers these days are those who either have a pool, or know someone that does. We don't have a pool of our own, but I consider us to be 'pool-related,' by definition: to have a pool in the family; and we were expressly thankful for it this past week, so we didn't run the risk of actually melting into and becoming one with the pavement. When the humidity becomes this unbearable, we always venture across town to my father and stepmother’s house so we can cool down in their pool. What we anticipate to be a quick dip, sometimes stretches into lunch, or longer- round two signaled by firing up the grill. I am lucky to have a wonderful extended family of siblings, nieces and nephews, and …
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Try this delicious side to your Thanksgiving Day dinner!
At Thanksgiving, salads get totally overlooked. Who would choose a boring garden salad when faced with a veritable table-scape of temptations like sweet potato casserole, cheddar mashed potatoes, French stuffing and turkey with gravy? At Thanksgiving, even the green beans are dressed for the party. A few years ago, I had made the decision to eat healthy, losing weight was on the forefront of my mind, but I wanted to feel better, too. I was having great success living the South Beach Diet lifestyle. (It’s a lifestyle, ahem, not a diet!); And I remember experiencing sadness and trepidation at the very idea of blowing my great progress on Thanksgiving. Once you make that commitment to eat healthy, and are starting to reap the benefits, it’s …
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Check out this no-fail, slow cooked pulled pork recipe.
Is anyone else out there feeling the pinch? With back to school obligations happening all at once like back to school clothes shopping, school supply lists and the like, families understandably are stressed to the max. If they are blessed to have multiple children, the stress is magnified. And it doesn’t end with the beginning of school; just as classes are running full-time and we’re able to almost catch our collective breath, the notices begin coming in at a rapid rate: requests for picture money, athletic deposits, bus fees -- and don’t get me started on the fundraisers. The kicker is, no sooner are we caught up from the back-to-school frenzy, and we have to start thinking about Christmas and holiday shopping. I don’t know about a…
Michelle Gilliss
3:17 pm on Sunday, November 20, 2011
Thank you, Maria! Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours, also :) more ›