Pot Pie and Lasagna

We just bought four of these baking dishes and Dorothy didn’t waste any time putting them to work. She made individual chicken pot pies from scratch, including the crust. Shredded chicken joined seasoned pork sausage, spinach, and mushrooms in a Parmesan cheese sauce. Swiss cheese was tucked beneath the golden brown blanket of crust, which… Continue reading Pot Pie and Lasagna

Soup, Focaccia, and Cracked Potatoes

Dorothy made tomato soup and focaccia with tomatoes and herbs from our family’s gardens. Both of the examples pictured here are her second batches of each. She made them for the first time only a few days before this. Both of them turned out so well that we wanted to have them again. We already… Continue reading Soup, Focaccia, and Cracked Potatoes

Foodies, Peppers, Tomatoes, and Herbs

My cousin, Tony, dropped off some P.N.W. Foodies swag yesterday. P.N.W. Foodies is a Facebook group of which Tony is the founder, and of which Dorothy and I are founding members. He also brought some things from his family’s home garden. A variety of hot peppers, including Thai chili peppers, and three bunches of herbs;… Continue reading Foodies, Peppers, Tomatoes, and Herbs