Tuna Noodle Casserole
An easy supper prepared from what's on-hand in the pantry. Adapted from a recipe in the Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book (1989...
Corn on the Cob
An easy way of cooking corn from my 1989 copy of White Trash Cooking (still in print), which echos the rural background of my...
Homemade Mac 'n Cheese
Packaged macaroni and cheese, though easy to prepare, has added salt and chemicals. Homemade Mac 'n Cheese is not that much trouble to...
Microwaved Winter Squash
Winter squash is a healthy, easy vegetable to make. We like sweet delicata squash. Ingredients: 1 1/2 to 2 pounds winter squash such as...
Carrot and Fruit Tzimmis
Tzimmis, a Yiddish word meaning 'a big fuss' or 'mixed up,' is a sweet vegetable stew usually made with carrots and dried fruit. This is...
Garlic Mashed Potatoes
We love garlic, and garlicky mashed potatoes are a classic side dish. Ingredients: 2 pounds of yellow potatoes (Yukon Gold is good) 4-6...
Roasted Roots
Oven roasted root vegetables are an easy and flavorful side dish for beef, chicken, or fish. Ingredients: 1 1/2 lb of small or fingerling...
Creamed Spinach
Adapted from a recipe in the Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book (1989); we often have this with broiled salmon or other fish....
Peas 'n Carrots
Peas and carrots are an easy vegetable dish that even most vegetable haters will enjoy. Although you can buy packaged frozen mixed peas...
Miriam's Baked Fish
A great way of cooking fish, from Barry's mother, Miriam Sherr. She worked fulltime alongside Barry's father Saul in their variety store...
