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I tend for forget about Romano beans until the end of the season, and by then we may enjoy maybe once. A friend reached out a couple of months ago with a photo of a new to her bean and asked me what to do with it. Needless to say I have had Romano beans …

Last year I self-published a cookbook. One of our nephews was heading to college where he would be living in his first apartment. He wanted healthy (ish) and easy to make recipes since he was planning on not eating out. Instead of sending him a bunch of links to our favorites on Chez Us, I …

This recipe for Whipped Garlic Labneh Dip came about during lockdown, while reminiscing about our trip to Paris in 2019. We ate at this amazing Middle Eastern spot Shouk Paris, and was served this upon sitting down. It was refreshing, garlicky and perfect with crisp cool veggies on a hot summer night. We have been …

I have been making this Greek Salad or a version of it my entire adult life. I have never thought to share it over here, as it is one of those recipes that I tend to make by muscle memory. I grab this and that, and basically toss it into a bowl. Last week I …

This is one of those recipes that is on repeat all summer long. As a regular reader you know Lenny hates zucchini and I am always looking for ways to add it to our summer meals. This recipe for easy sautéed zucchini is a winner! After talking with a chef friend who suggested I try …

I have decided that I am going to make these sparkly sugar cranberries as often as possible while cranberries are in season. This is a recipe I created years ago for Eat Boutique, who unfortunately is not around any longer. I revamped the recipe during lock-down, and have been enjoying every winter since. I use …

I have been meaning to share this recipe for a roasted pork prime rib since 2020. I always love to have a prime rib for the Christmas holiday as it is more festive than a turkey, and why repeat Thanksgiving. During lockdown there was no way two of us could eat an entire prime rib. …

Disclosure – I am going to start out by saying in 2019 we took a trip overseas where I relied a lot on what I read online and/or via social media for picking out places to go in Morocco. Which has nothing to do with Tulum Mexico, except that I noticed all the posts I …