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ESG News…

Well, Those of you who are regulars will have noticed I have not been keeping my M,W,F posting schedule. Truth of the matter is I haven’t been feeling well and am just not up to writing now. Postings may be sporadic for the next couple weeks. I appreciate your patience and support, and hope to [...]

Easy Spaghetti & Meatballs

All right, the recipe is actually called “Easiest” spaghetti & meatballs but I had to change it.  I changed it because we all know the absolute easiest thing to do is to open up a jar of tomato sauce and throw in some frozen meatballs.  That would be the easiest.  But this recipe was pretty [...]

Hamburger Helper Doublecheeseburger Macaroni

It is time to do a product review again for those who don’t cook or hate it.  Sometimes that’s me, yours truly.  I’m making another Italian roast beef for dinner tonight.  We have a guest and he loved it the last time I made it.  I punched up the ingredients and hope that it produces [...]

Goodbye to Balducci’s

Balducci’s was once a very popular gourmet market in New York City.  They introduced foods like buffalo mozzarella and virgin olive oil when no one had ever heard of it.  In recent years, they haven’t been doing as well.  On Sunday, they closed two of their Manhattan stores.  I feel sad.  I loved that place [...]

Del Monte Sloppy Joe

Yes, we had one of our trash meals. It was that time of year to do sloppy joes again and we decided to try a new brand of sloppy joe sauce.  We chose Del Monte Sloppy joe sauce, original flavor.   Right on the can it says, ‘Tastes better than Manwich original sauce.”  [...]

Lean Cuisine Salmon with Basil

I have never had fish from a frozen entree before except for battered fish.  Those I usually make into sandwiches similar to McDonald’s filet o’ fish.  So, I’m not sure what struck me about this entree but I was willing to try it.  The salmon with basil is a part of their spa cuisine classics [...]