What’s the difference between a casserole and a lasagna? Lasagna is a type of casserole (one-dish baked meal) but not all casseroles are lasagnas. People tend to think of lasagna as pasta and cheese layered with a tomatoey meat sauce, but pasta substitutes have been around for quite a while in this context. Don’t want…
My mom used to make a tuna biscuit ring when I was growing up. My husband was raised on the coast, and won’t eat tuna! For him, it’s all about salmon, preferably sockeye. Turns out, his mom made a salmon biscuit ring that was not completely dissimilar to my mom’s recipe. What was a new…
Anyone watch cooking shows? I rarely do, but my husband used to love them when we still had cable (that’s a whole different story…). One day he watched someone making Cincinnati-Style Chili and got me interested, too. I did a quick online search for a recipe (since we’d missed the details) and said, “Hey, I…
Have you ever tried a recipe because the flavor combinations sounded so strange you simply had to? Yep, that was me a good many years ago when I first came across this recipe in a low-fat vegetarian cookbook. And though my kids and husband looked at me with raised eyebrows, everyone loved it and had…
Welcome to the Dash Mini Train! I’ve been having fun with my handy-dandy personal-size waffle maker for the past couple of months. I’ve made the chaffles and the the cheezles and the trimffles — you name it, I’ve tried it at least once, and I’ve got my own favorite tweaks in the mix. I’ll definitely…