Instant Pot Chicken Vegetable SoupMy first recipe for 2023 -- chicken vegetable soup -- is made with frozen mixed vegetables, because who wants to chop vegetables on...
Tuna Noodle CasseroleI grew up Catholic in the 1950's and '60's, which meant that my family ate a lot of tuna noodle casseroles on Friday nights. My mom made...
Greens, Orzo and Meatball SoupHere is an Americanized version of classic Italian Wedding Soup. Actually, this soup has no relation to weddings. The name comes from the...
Lemony White Bean Soup with Turkey and GreensThanksgiving is over and I, for one, am tired of turkey. However, it didn't stop me from making this soup from Melissa Clark of the NYT...
Chicken Avgolemono SoupWhat, you may ask, is Avgolemono? It's a classic Greek sauce made by combining raw egg and lemon juice and slowly adding them to hot...
Butternut-Sage PizzaPizza has never been considered to be acceptable diet fare. In 1971, when I lost 50 pounds on Weight Watchers, pizza was an "illegal"...
Vegetarian Taco CasseroleThis veggie-filled spicy casserole was last week's recipe handout at Weight Watchers workshops. Immediately after the workshop I made a...
Tuscan Pasta With White BeansEarlier this month I visited my best and oldest friend Michael in Lucca, Italy. ( He retired and moved there 6 years ago.) Michael showed...
Baked Eggplant with Three CheesesEggplant aficionados will love this healthful recipe, which layers broiled eggplant slices with ricotta, mozzarella and Parmesan cheese....