After the ugly rain of yesterday, it was a gorgeous wintery day today. Took the dog for a long walk on the windy yet gorgeous beach, visited with Mom and my elderly Aunt Fran, counted my many blessings in life. After our visit, I realized all this warm and fuzzy external stuff wasn’t helping my…
Everyone will be thankful for pulled turkey chili
Okay, I must admit, it took all of this punster’s strength to get past all of the fowl jokes and begin talking turkey, but here goes: Got leftover dark meat? Simply serve this quick and hearty pulled-turkey chili: 2 1/2-3 pounds turkey meat (white or dark, pulled off the bone and quickly shredded or cubed)…
GourGanics Western Omelet by special request
My dearest friend Michelle and I love to get together. I’ll show up at her home on a random day off and we play with her twins, drink a little white wine and magic up a miracle meal from whatever she has in her fridge. Her husband Mike comes home from work to a house…
One Dish Salsa Egg and Potato Hash
This recipe is modified from a beef hash recipe I found in a cooking magazine. With the hearty chunks of tomato and peppers from the salsa, you can make a meatless hash that tastes simply amazing. Another important trick to getting this morning meal into your tummies even on a week day is to start…
White Pizza with Salsa and Ricotta
White Pizza is such an easy and fun thing to make at home as a family activity. We get the pizza dough from our local pizzeria or even at our organic grocery. This recipe takes about 20 minutes to make and 20 minutes to cook. Serve it along a side salad or a cup of…
The Cabbage Soup Diet gets a zesty makeover
My grandmother, Memere had our entire family on the cabbage soup diet without even knowing it. She whipped up a version of this soup using garden veggies in the summer, store-bought veggies in the winter. She chopped up the veggies and simmered the soup below for just a while, she served it up steaming hot…
Help the Osborn Hill School PTA tomorrow morning simply by eating!
FAIRFIELD, CT — Looking for a simple, delicious way to help the Osborn Hill School PTA jumpstart its garden – without lifting a shovel, pulling a weed or writing a check? If so, visit the Farmers Market on the Brick Walk in Fairfield this Saturday morning, Sept. 17, and buy a piping hot crepe. ALL…
Learn a new word GourGanics Garden Ragout
As school was approaching this Fall, 2011, a little lady name Hurricane Irene had better ideas about when summer would officially end. Once the electricity and cable came back on, my kids tried to become human zombies. Much to their chagrin, I implemented a no-electronics, reading and hobby day today. There was pouting.I’m pretty sure…
Easy Queso, GourGanic style
Chile con queso is gooey, groovy and yumilicious. We serve it alongside our tacos, dip in chips—we’ve even been known to add it to hot noodles for a spicy and clever mac and cheese. But usually, this dip requires a lot of mixing of spices and extra steps that add flavor. Gour Ganics salsa is…
Apres summer day easy salsa pepper steak
I took my cousin and her kids to Fairfield beach over the weekend. My sister picked us up in her boat and a short day at the beach turned into a long exciting thrill ride, including wake boarding and way too much sun. We got back to the house and we were starved! Instead of…