This goes into the “Big Bowl of Comfort” category. Braised Lamb Shanks with Kabocha Squash melts in your mouth, warms your belly and fills you with a sense of well being and love. Isn’t that what comfort food is supposed to do? Yes, that may be pure hyperbole, but this really is a lovely dish. […]
Winter Squash Recipes Perfect for the Thanksgiving Table
So. . . good things have been coming my way lately. I feel very lucky, though I have worked long and hard to get here. Now, along with my being a contributor to Zester Daily I have become a contributor to Mom.me! I hear you all saying “Yeah and what does that have to do […]
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Slow Cooker Thai Green Curry
This is a big bowl of comfort. There are few things better than a stew of some sort, dense with vegetables and meat, warming you from the inside out. Although stews are considered winter fare, I enjoy them year round. Especially when made in the slow cooker, because it does not make my kitchen hot […]
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Roasted Kabocha Squash Soup with Kale
Kabocha squash, also known as Japanese pumpkin, is my favorite winter squash. Ever since they became readily available in local supermarkets I have been enjoying them. But as much as I love them, it took my family a minute to jump on the kabocha bandwagon. One Thanksgiving, about five or six years […]
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Spiced Roasted Winter Vegetables
The holidays are fast approaching, and I am gathering my recipes for the Thanksgiving and Christmas feasts. Thanksgiving is my holiday in the family, and for the past few years I have been introducing new ingredients and styles of cooking to the traditional family recipes. When you are a culinary school graduate you are […]
