BIZZY BAKES

When I took a break after the death of our daughter, I made a very good decision which was not to blog until May.  In that way, I did not go through the conflict of should I blog today or should I wait longer.  Since today, our Donna Hay group shares, I thought it would be a good and happy starting place. I must admit, I had no desire to blog during this entire time.  I could not connect to food in the same way, I used to do.  I made meals and for the longest time, I took no photos.  For those of you who know, a meal does not start without a camera handy, you understand how alien that should have been.  It wasn't.  I started leaving the camera on a shelf in the kitchen, hoping I would take some pictures and slowly I would remember and take a shot.  Now, I have a bunch of pictures and I am not sure what the recipes are that should match them. The loss of anyone has a strong impact on a family but the loss of a child is bewildering.  There ...

I believe this is the fourth month of Ina Garten Fridays, started by the lovely and vivacious Alyce from  More Time at the Table .  We link, once a month, on the first Friday of the month.  This month, we are making appetizers, September is side dishes, October is main and November is dessert.  If you would like to join us, please contact Alyce at   More Time at the Table . Welcome to out newest member, Peggy from Pantry Revisited .  Go on over and say, "Hello!" I decided to make salmon and cut the steaks into smaller pieces, put them on delicious sesame spinach  and served with a flourish.  Delicious. Instead of grilling the salmon, I baked it and served it with some of the marinade. Asian Salmon - adapted from 2001, Barefoot Contessa Parties!, Ingredients: 2 salmon steaks For the marinade: 1 tablespoons Dijon mustard 2 tablespoons soy sauce 2 tablespoons  olive oil 1/4 teaspoon minced garlic Method: Preheat oven to 375 de...

I, thankfully, don't usually feel under the weather but tonight, I do.  I came home, checked my mail and climbed into my cozy bed.  I had stopped at the store to pick up chicken cutlets for dinner but did not feel like making them. After a while of feeling sorry for myself, I dragged myself ( Am I doing a good job of sounding like I was miserable?  I am but not that miserable .) into the kitchen and stood there looking at the counter.  Not terribly productive, I admit.  Hubby came home, took one look at me and asked what he could do.  Yeah hubby! I left him cutting potatoes while I mixed an easy glaze together, one which was not going to sit with the chicken for 24 hours.  I can imagine how much tastier, this would have been, if it had sat for the time. Asian Glazed Chicken Ingredients: 1/3  cup  rice vinegar 1/4  cup  lower-sodium soy sauce 3...