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Category Archives: comfort food

Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Cookies

Let’s not kid ourselves. Chocolate chip cookies, even whole wheat ones, are not a health food. However, whole wheat flour has three times the fiber and additional protein, so maybe you can enjoy an additional cookie, with a smidgen less guilt. Although personally, I don’t think anyone should feel guilty eating a chocolate chip cookie. […]

Posted 09 February 2012 | baked goods   comfort food   cookies   dessert   vegetarian | Comments (2) Tagged: , , , , , ,

Whole Chicken in a Slow Cooker

  The aroma of roast chicken evokes Sunday dinners at Grandma’s. Crisp, golden skin, juicy meat, tender vegetables flavored with drippings, bones simmered into golden stock, and leftovers. The frugality of a whole chicken allows me to purchase a really good chicken. And with something so simple as roasted chicken, well-pedigreed poultry makes a difference.  If […]

Posted 13 January 2012 | chicken   comfort food   Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article   simple dinners | Comments Off on Whole Chicken in a Slow Cooker Tagged: , , , ,

White Bean Soup

The beans are white, but the soup is a richly hued orange. It’s warm, comforting, with subtle notes of fennel polished by a good olive oil. If your beans are cooked, it’s fairly quick to put together. We enjoyed it with warm rolls and glasses of milk. I’m sure the more sophisticated among you can […]

Posted 02 December 2011 | comfort food   legumes   soup | Comments Off on White Bean Soup Tagged: , , ,

Pumpkin Pie Spice Toast

This can hardly be called a recipe (especially since I’m not giving you any measurements). It’s more ‘inspiration for bread’. Inspiration that made for a very nice afternoon snack with tea. Here goes: Toast your favorite bread. Spread it generously with butter. Sprinkle it with brown sugar. Sprinkle it with pumpkin pie spice. Enjoy. Here is […]

Posted 16 November 2011 | bread   breakfast   comfort food   kid snacks   kid stuff   snacks   vegetarian | Comments Off on Pumpkin Pie Spice Toast Tagged: , ,

Maple Banana Oatmeal

My three year old took a bite of his breakfast and asked me, “Mommy, is this pudding?” ‘Nough said. This is a good breakfast. So much so, one might actually think it is dessert. And  not because it is overly sweet, just very flavorful for such simple ingredients. The oats are creamy, the banana and […]

Posted 25 September 2011 | breakfast   comfort food   grains   vegetarian | Comments (5) Tagged: , , ,