Slow Cooker Beef and Mushroom Stew

I love having the slow cooker available to do its job while I am out. Everyone in the house was happy to eat this stew, which I found here:https://www.thespruce.com/beef-and-mushroom-stew-3054633 My mother bought a first-generation Crock-Pot, but she was nowhere near as sold on it as I. What did the job was no longer having to… Continue reading Slow Cooker Beef and Mushroom Stew

Creamy Pork with Mushroom Sauce

3 pounds boneless, skinless pork shoulder½ teaspoon salt½ teaspoon black pepper2 cups low-sodium chicken broth2 sweet onions, thinly sliced3 cloves garlic, minced1 pound cremini mushrooms, sliced2 sprigs rosemary2 tablespoons cornstarchchopped parsley (¼ cup)1/3 cup heavy cream Cooked rigatonishredded Parmesan cheese Season pork with half the salt and half the pepper. Heat oil in large skillet… Continue reading Creamy Pork with Mushroom Sauce

Roasted Vegetables and Chickpeas

I have never made this recipe before, even though I liked well enough to copy it to 3" x 5" card. My inaction is partly the fault of my filing system – physical cards and a physical box. I am hoping, once I have all the recipes digitized, but I’ll be able to find all… Continue reading Roasted Vegetables and Chickpeas

Natural Messages — Tofu-Millet Casserole

Some of the recipes in The Blonde Box have a long history before I took charge of them. With others, I can roughly pinpoint when I got them. This is one of those recipes. My better half and I had returned home from a couple of years in a distant city, and we brought with… Continue reading Natural Messages — Tofu-Millet Casserole

Improved Hummus

I clipped this recipe out of Vegetarian Times magazine, probably 20 years ago. It had a monthly column where less-healthy recipes would be improved by reducing salt or fat while improving the flavor. Back then, it seemed more of a counter-cultural magazine, sticking vegetarianism into the face of a meat-eating consumer culture. Sort of a… Continue reading Improved Hummus