You can make ahead and then reheat. Or eat cold! Scaccia (plural: scacce) or scacciata is a stuffed flat bread in Sicilian cuisine. Scaccia is made with a very thin rectangular layer of dough, folded on itself three or four times. It can be stuffed with different ingredients, the more common variations are ricotta cheese and onion, cheese and tomato, tomato and … Continue reading
This is a staple called Banada. Basically a stuffed bread. Ingredients: Hot and sweet sausage cooked on stovetop Frozen spinach (defrosted) and squeeze out liquid Pizza dough from the grocery store Mozzarella shredded Directions: Oven at 375 Roll out dough Layer dough with mozzarella, spinach and sausage Roll up Egg wash and sprinkle with course … Continue reading
My darling went to sleep healthy without any signs of sickness. No fever. No cough. But that all changed at 2am. He woke up crying, coughing hard and struggling to catch a breath. It sounded like he had something in his throat. Hubby had put him to bed and I asked aggressively (in my defense … Continue reading
Just want to get down the dates, just in case I need to refer back. The anxiety, worry, fear and stress is a combination I know all too well. He last did dialysis Monday. Today is Friday. For anyone who knows dialysis, this is not good. Monday – dialysis Tuesday – off day Wednesday – … Continue reading
Although the new year started last week, it was still holiday mode. Today is the first day where everyone is back from vacation at both work and school. Back to the grind. For me, it’s back to intermittent fasting (IF) and making a better choices. And for me it started yesterday with some meal prep. … Continue reading
Indigestion, heartburn, upset stomach, nausea, and diarrhea. I had it all. My over eating on the holidays had me drinking THREE doses of Pepto. Could it have been the baked brie, wine, chips and spinach dip, Jamaican soup with its salt beef and many dumplings and taro, the hot sauce in my pho soup, the Congress Queen noodles … Continue reading
I wanted to title this dreams, commitment and accomplishments, but I wanted to truly commit. This may sound weird, but the title gives me some anxiety. Like, if I can’t make it I’m a failure. My preferred title gives me hope that I will try my best, but if I don’t make it then “oh, … Continue reading
Thanks to the encouragement of my cousin J, I’m back on the bandwagon of blogging! Thank you for taking the time to read and keeping in touch with what’s going on with me. Your kind words are much appreciated! Christmas was great! Hectic as it was, it was amazing to have all the family together … Continue reading
It’s supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year. Supposed to be… This is just going to be an emotional dump. No structure or order. I just want cry for a minute and then pull myself back up. I can’t take any time off during my probation at work. I’m exhausted when I … Continue reading
What a great idea! Bite sized and individually portioned. Ingredients For the galaktoboureko: 2 cups milk 1/4 cup fine semolina 1 /2 cup sugar 1/3 cup unsalted butter (5 1/3 tbsp) 2 eggs 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract 8 sheets thick, commercial filo dough (if you come across a brand that shows the number, I used … Continue reading
