This and that

Aug. 13, 2019, midnight | gadgets , sous vide , AirFryer

A very strange title for my new update, but it really is an appropriate title, because that is what this update is all about. Although when planning it, my thoughts were to share some cookout recipes, however when I gathered all my gear together to go outside to clean the grill to read...

Two for One

May 4, 2019, 5:59 p.m. | leftovers , Easter , St. Patrick's Day

Actually, I had hoped to post my long overdue update sooner as I had so many new adventures in the kitchen. Unfortunately, March and April were very busy months with many unexpected surprises, I titled this update “Two For One’ to include recipes that I worked on during March and April. Wa...

A Healthy New Year Ahead

Feb. 8, 2019, 10:18 p.m. | bread , pea soup , broccoli mushroom soup , soup starter , tomato vegetable soup

.February 3, 20190n Thursday morning last week I awoke at my usual time, 6 AM, put on my exercise clothes, made my one an only full octane cup of coffee and set up my Wii Fit, but before I switched my source to games for my Wii Fit, I checked the local news and the first thing that I heard ...

Color Me New England

Dec. 5, 2018, 5:15 p.m. | peppers , zucchini , sweet potatoes , corn.apples

November 30, 2018Color Me New EnglandThere is nothing as beautiful as the colors of fall in New England and in my estimation an artist pallet cannot compare to the blending of colors created by Mother Nature. This is my favorite time of the year and I always know that Fall is just around the corn...

I Love Tomatoes

Oct. 5, 2018, midnight | EGGPLANT , COUSCOUS.FLATBVREAD , EGG SALAD , CHICKEN , TOMATOES

Busy, busy, busy! September, and yes, everyone that I speak to is just in awe as to how quickly August just seem to come and go and now with September just a memory, it just is so unbelievable. But it seems many people, young and old, seem to feel the same way. Actually I am relieved ...

The Hazy Lazy Days Summer

July 18, 2018, 1:25 a.m. | vegetables , fruit , ham , pork , chicken

Well it’s here in full force, at least these past two weeks with the sizzling 90 plus temperatures. Unfortunately it wasn’t a very lazy one for me, because I had purchased all my annual herbs and last week was the only available free time to plant them. Ignoring the advice from my kid...

I Think Spring is Here

May 7, 2018, midnight | spinach , ham , quiche , pea soup , broccoli

Yes, I am talking about the arrival of Spring. I always know when it is really here, because the ground cover in my perennial garden surfaces. When I checked the garden this morning, there it was.I planned to update with a late April supplement update, but to really enjoy my meals and...

It's Spring

April 4, 2018, 5 a.m. | cauliflower , corn beef , ravioli lasagna

Although the calendar indicates that it is Spring, I haven’t seen any signs of Spring as yet, but hopefully the snowy weather will be only a memory in a few days. Although I do remember a few snowy Easter Sundays in the past.Easter Sunday 2015 Up State NewYorkI have been happil...

What's New?

Feb. 28, 2018, 6 a.m. | vegetable spiralizer , muffin pan dinners , bowls , sheet pan dinners

We are nearing the end of February already, which just seems unbelievable to me. Time just seems to pass so quickly when you are having fun! Yes, working in the kitchen and creating recipes for Healthy Cooking For Today.com, and sharing my thoughts, and ideas with you is a very rewarding and fun ...

It's Christmas

Dec. 25, 2017, 6 p.m. | cookies , homemade cake mix , christmas , muffins

Well now that Thanksgiving is just a memory to be stored in that wonderful memory bank that we humans have where we can withdraw all those happy memories out of when we are feeling blue and down in the dumps, as that old saying goes. Actually, through many scientific studies and health rela...

Tomatoes, Tomatoes, Tomatoes

Oct. 16, 2017, 6 p.m. | cheese , tomatoes , eggplant , Italian seasonings

Early Fall to me is the most beautiful time of the year, it brings with it bright sunshine, but a hint of Fall with chilly mornings and evenings. Nature paints vibrant colors on its foliage, blending together reds, rusts, oranges and yellows in a way that no artist’s palette can compete with. I o...

SUMMER IS OVER

Sept. 1, 2017, noon | blueberries , garden , princess

THE END OF SUMMERLet’s face it folks Summer is almost over and we were very lucky to experience what I personally think was a very pleasant one. Although we had a little late start to Spring and delayed our planting, the gardens are surprisingly doing well and I have been harvesting m...

SUMMER TIME

July 7, 2017, 6 p.m. | old glory , vegetables , fruit , sun

SUMMER TIMEThere is this old saying, “ April showers bring may flowers” and although we had an abundance of showers, it sure was difficult to find many flowers in May. Oh , there were a few tulips that popped up during the few warm Spring days that we had, but as soon as the temperatures dropped,...

Spring Is Here

April 10, 2017, noon | spring , asparagus , cleaning

SPRING IS IN THE AIRAlthough the calendar indicates that Spring is in the air, Mother Nature was not co-operating these last few weeks, teasing us with 50 degree temperatures one day and bombarding us with a northeaster the next, and several more days of cold and nasty weather this week. Bu...

New Year, New You

Feb. 13, 2017, 6 a.m. | herb , guidelines , blends , diet , rubs

Hopefully you were as busy as I was preparing for Christmas and you wouldn’t of had the time to log on to HealthyCookingForToday. There doesn’t seem to be adequate time to put into motion all the ideas that you have devised for decorating and food preparations for the holidays. I swear I seemed t...

Harvesting Our Bounty

Nov. 15, 2016, 12:06 a.m. | peppers , fall , tomatoes , sqauash

It is hard to believe that Fall is at our doorstep already. My gosh, it was difficult enough posting my last update entitled “Summer’s Over” at a time when I began to enjoy the beautiful August, old fashion like “Dog Days of Summer.” Honestly. I am afraid to blink my eyes in fear that when I open...

Summers Over

Sept. 16, 2016, 7:48 a.m. | Florida , birds , blueberries

Youth Pills Are Here: BlueberriesAugust arrived and with it the realization that Summer 2016 is ending. The month of August also brings to fruition the fruits of your labor that was doled out while working in your garden planting, watering and weeding. But all this work will not be in vain ...

Summer is Here

Aug. 3, 2016, 2:41 a.m. | summer

Weather has been seasonal in my part of the country, but unfortunately some horrific weather continues to plague many other parts of the country with tornadoes and dangerous flooding. As always my prayers and thoughts are with the many who have lost everything due to these conditions.This is real...

Think Spring

May 20, 2016, 5:28 p.m. | spring

Hello-well my holiday break turned into a lengthy absence from publishing my website HealthyCookingForToday.com, and I apologize for that. Unfortunately it was because of unavoidable happenings. The most devastating coping with the passing of two very close friends, one a few days after Tha...

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