Tomatillo’s have always been a mystery to me. They look like miniature versions of the green tomatoes my dad would bring in from the garden when I was a kid. The first time I saw them in the grocery store, I was surprised to see they were encased in a weird leathery covering. Definitely not my dads tomatoes. I’ve...
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Until about 10 years ago, if a recipe description mentioned the words low fat, healthy, or low calorie my mind would translate that to mean dry, tasteless, and bland. When I was in high school, my dad’s doctor put him on a diet. For weeks all he ate was stewed chicken and tasteless vegetables. Needless to say, that diet...
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It’s amazing what you can come up with when there’s too much snow outside to get to the grocery store. This should probably more accurately be called “clean out the veggie bin and pantry” lentil soup. Lentils are a great blank canvas. Toss them in with any aromatics and a good flavorful liquid...
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