All Posts By Melissa Lustey

Mother of 3 teenage boys, I work 3 jobs, one job I have worked for 9yrs delivering newspapers to the residents of a neighboring county. I work a full time job answering phone call for residents of new York about the coronavirus and scheduling vaccinations. My other job is cooking and cleaning up after my household of 7+.

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Stuffed Zucchini

I think I have had zucchini just about any way possible I will have to say next to zucchini bread this is my next favorite, the flavors of this dish are off the chart umami or every flavor-packed in every bite.

Spinach Manicotti

My version of Spinach Manicotti. This dish is a quick, easy take on a classic, loved Italian dish. It’s flavourful, bright, and meant to fill after a long hard day of work. Hope you enjoy it!

Maple Cottage Pudding

WOW!!! This has become my new favorite dessert treat hitting both the sweet and salty taste buds!! I will definitely be making this more often, it looks and smells as good as it tastes.       CandiAnne’s Note: We were stationed at Fort Drum, NY for 4 1/2 years and maple weekend is a huge thing there. You can visit numerous producers, taste their wares, and grab some syrup or other goodies on your way out. In 2007 while visiting the various producers I picked up a bunch of recipe pages on all sorts of categories that were put …

Pozole

Now, this was a different take on a very classic recipe, and the sauce for them even with its heat makes an amazing meat marinade. This dish certainly has a feeling for every taste bud you can recognize. I took it just a step farther and made a one-pot dish very easily with this super easy recipe even on the hottest of days you can cook this dish knowing the only heat you need to worry about is the spice heat in the sauce. It’s too hot in my house this time of year (late summer) I had to figure …

Kashmiri Rice

This dish was absolutely delicious. I am not a huge fan of many rice dishes, but this recipe is easy and definitely worth a try.