Month: January 2015

Hearty Chicken Stew served in a low bowl on a tray with orange napkin.

Hearty Chicken Stew

What secret ingredient do you use in the kitchen to share your best intentions? When added, does it make your go-to dishes taste even better? After eating a wonderful meal of Hearty Chicken Stew, prepared for us by a thoughtful neighbor, we thanked her for the meal. She responded with enthusiasm and then shared the recipe, including her secret ingredient.

A serving of Quick Collard Greens with Cranberries on a white plate.

Quick Collard Greens with Cranberries

I have spent most of my life avoiding collard greens. From early on I took the view that they just didn’t sound good. On the produce aisle, gathered in bunches, dog-eared and dirty, they didn’t look good. In the kitchen, cooked at length until they were ladled out in dark […]