Healthy and Delicious Cooking

My cooking days are on hold for while due to an unfortunate accident that's left me chair- ridden for a few months. Luckily, I have an amazing partner whose culinary talents exceed mine. Even during these difficult times life continues to be an adventure in food, and every night brings a delicious treat. Ones life may turn on a dime, and the challenges may seem endless, but everyday holds somethings  to be eternally thankful for. For me, they are too numerous to list.  My husband Michael and his delicious meal preparations, are definitely 2 things that I am not only grateful for, but look forward to with high anticipation. Though he is a wine consultant, he spent many years in the hotel/restaurant industry, and his culinary expertise still shine. When the fish is fresh and seasonal, the simplest preparations are the best. My daughter, Sarina, was visiting, and the menu was Fried Smelts with a Lemon Aioli and Sautéed Kale. We crunched them up, bones and all.  It is very hard

I can't believe it's been 7 years since I started this blog, with encouragement from my children and friends. I was unemployed and miserable and my solace was cooking and revisiting dishes from my youth. People started asking me for recipes and a friend suggested a blog. I was quite prolific in those initial months, and without sounding overly dramatic, my new found hobby saved my sanity in those trying times. Staying focused and being somewhat creative (I was hopelessly computer inept) kept me from sliding into depression and panic. It also made me more confident with the computer as it taught me to explore different programs and apply them to my profession as a healthcare provider.                              Eventually, I did land a job, and my daily duties of work and home made my blogging increasingly erratic. Once again, my children's encouragement was reinforced when they presented me with a new computer for my birthday. I thought it fitting that I begin with