Category Archives: Odds & Ends

 Kasha Bowls with Onions, Mushrooms, and Egg

Posted on August 7, 2024 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. I am all about kasha and I’m here to say it is an unsung hero.  Kasha is just another name for buckwheat which is NOT a type of wheat.  It’s a gluten free seed that … Continue reading →

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Orange & Maple Glazed Nuts

Posted on March 6, 2024 by Marilyn

You know me. You know I love to travel. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise that I always bring my own snacks. One of my favorites is glazed nuts.  They travel well, even when it’s hot outside. The only … Continue reading →

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Yellow Finger Jell-O, AKA Colonoscopy Jell-O

Posted on January 10, 2024 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. You might be shaking your head in disbelief that I would post a “recipe” for something like Jell-O, let alone finger Jell-o.  Listen up, my friends. I had a colonoscopy in late September this year, … Continue reading →

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Homemade “Pam”

Posted on November 10, 2021 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. For a long time, I used to rub Crisco and then shake a bit of flour on the insides of my cake pans and bread pans so the final product would easily release after the … Continue reading →

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The New Lunch Box

Posted on September 1, 2021 by Marilyn

I don’t know a single soul whose life has not changed the past year and a half due to the global pandemic. That is intentionally typed out in light grey letters because my husband and I have chosen not to … Continue reading →

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Brown Rice with Black Beans & Cheese 

Posted on January 6, 2021 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. The Winter Solstice…  It is the shortest, darkest day of the year and a day when I inevitably breathe a sigh of relief because from that point on, the days begin to get a little … Continue reading →

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Addicting Granola Bars

Posted on May 4, 2016 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. I’m starting a “Granola Bars Anonymous” organization of which I will be president.  To join, you must be unwilling to eliminate granola bars from your household, ever.  HA!   My original granola bar recipe from … Continue reading →

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Oatmeal Tehini Cherry Power Bites

Posted on April 15, 2015 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. I don’t know about you, when I return home following an intense (for me) yoga class or spin class – the kind where your head sweats and you look like a drowned rat when exercise … Continue reading →

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Dukkah, Duqqa…I Almost Forgot About You

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. The other week, at the last minute, I spotted a cooking class at one of my favorite haunts in Seattle, The Book Larder.  There is a new instructor/chef and he presented a vegetarian menu…a dinner … Continue reading →

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Hanukkah Latkes

Posted on December 17, 2014 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. Latkes, or potato pancakes, are one of my favorite traditional Hanukkah foods.  I love potatoes in all forms so I make these throughout the year, sometimes as a main dish for dinner!  There are new, … Continue reading →

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