Posts by Wabi Sabi

I use my immersion blender almost daily for things like salad dressings and smoothies- it is does far better with frozen fruit than my $100 blender! I pretty much use it for anything that you might normally use a blender but imo, the...

Do you have any white potatoes? My Irish Nana used to make a shepherd's pie out of leftover lamb- cube the lamb, put in in the bottom of a casserole dish along with extra gravy, a layer of veggies (usually frozen peas) and then a layer...

I really like dark chocolate, but dh bought me a couple bars of very dark organic chocolate (85% cocoa) recently that are just too much. As much as I normally like good dark chocolate, these are just too strong for me. I don't want...

Sounds like my MIL. If it's not a pork chop and gravy with corn, mashed potatos and white bread with margarine then she's just simply not going to eat it, period. Unfortunately, she has lived with us for 2 yrs. We've given up on trying...

Quote: Originally Posted by young_mama08 wow really? I thought they were in dinners everyday for most families, like the typical potatoes, meat, vegetables and gravy dinners! So what do you usually have instead of...

Veggie burgers and a big salad. Grilled cheese and some soup (I make big pots and we eat it for several days). Quesadillas

Maybe once or twice. More often in the winter when I tend to make big pots of vegetable soups/stews that contain a few potatoes (we might eat a big pot of soup for a few days). ETA: We have a good friend who grows all sorts of fancy...

I've purchased packages of organic french onion soup mix. Every now and then (especially around Thanksgiving/Christmas it seems) I see them on sale fairly cheaply (2/$1) and I stock up on them. No funky ingredients- just the spices.

I'm really having a hard time deciding where to put this thread... Anyhow, Ds is being downright mean to MIL and she's taking it very personally, is quite upset about it. He ignores her and refuses to talk to her. When she comes...

I made this the other night and dh said it was the best soup I'd *ever* made! Southwestern Chicken Soup 1/2 small onion, chopped 2 garlic cloves, minced 2-3 small summer squash and/or zucchini, diced 2-3 carrots, sliced (or just...