Author Archives: Marilyn

Rhubarb Scones

Posted on July 6, 2022 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. As an Iowa girl, I grew up with a patch of rhubarb to the side of our screened-in porch and I have fond memories of eating stewed rhubarb in the spring and early summer.  I … Continue reading →

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Very Lemony Couscous

Posted on June 22, 2022 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. Oftentimes, when I prepare dinner for myself or for others, I struggle with what to serve as a starch or side dish.  Rice?  I make that a lot in different forms.  Pasta?  Of course, but … Continue reading →

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No Cream Cauliflower Soup

Posted on June 8, 2022 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. Cauliflower is my friend and one of my “go to” vegetables – I prepare something cauliflower centric at least once a week.  When I saw a similar recipe to what is here in the New … Continue reading →

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Thai Quinoa Vegetable Salad

Posted on May 25, 2022 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. In mid-September, I helped plan a stick-to-your-ribs kind of salad as an accompaniment to fish and Lemony Red Lentil Soup for the evening meal prior to Yom Kippur.  The original quinoa side dish appeared on … Continue reading →

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Bubbie’s Famous Chocolate Cake

Posted on May 11, 2022 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. Bubbie is the Yiddish word for Grandmother, and the nickname my children used to call their paternal Grandmother.  Bubbie was quite a character: she was a red headed Iowa born girl with long long slim … Continue reading →

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Steelhead and Brown Rice Bowl

Posted on April 27, 2022 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. This “recipe” came to me at a time when I had all the components in my fridge, and had frozen a side of steelhead that I wanted to quickly use. It hit the spot, and … Continue reading →

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Smoke Alarm Steak Salad

Posted on April 13, 2022 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. We have been traveling to Antigua Guatemala fairly frequently over the past several years.  Six weeks in Seattle, a month in Antigua…it is a nice routine that allows me time at home with my family … Continue reading →

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Baked Oatmeal

Posted on March 30, 2022 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. I am always on the lookout for “make ahead” breakfast items.  This includes scones, breads, refrigerated Muesli, egg bites, etc. And then I happened upon a recipe for Baked Oatmeal. I looked further at many … Continue reading →

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Pad Kee Mao

Posted on March 16, 2022 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. You might have ordered Pad Kee Mao, aka “drunken noodles,” at a Thai restaurant, but I’m here to tell you that it is simple to make at home.  In fact, my daughter’s kids did all … Continue reading →

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The Basic Brownie, Redux

Posted on March 2, 2022 by Marilyn

If you know me at all – you know of my love of chocolate. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise that I make these brownies all the time. ALL THE TIME, people. Which caused me to want to share … Continue reading →

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