Crushed Potatoes with Roasted Tomatoes and Pistachios
A Pungent Dressing Tops These Beauties. There are more ways to cook potatoes than I can count and I’m fond of most all of them. But as I was deciding what to do with a bag of baby potatoes, which I knew I wanted to somehow combine with tomatoes, I came up with this recipe. […]
Peach, Cherry, and Strawberry Brown Butter Cobbler
Fruits are Baked with a Brown Butter Batter This is one of those situations where I had some fruit, but not enough of any single type to make what I had in mind. I had a couple of peaches, a few strawberries and half a bag of cherries, but I was in the mood for […]
Skirt Steak Double Tacos with Tomato and Avocado Salad
Melted Cheese Between Two Tortillas Makes for a Killer Taco. I realize these look odd, but please bear with me here. I encountered a recipe by Pati Jinich in which she describes tacos which are made by first dunking the tortillas in a tomato sauce, placing 2 at a time in a skillet, topping them […]
Lump Crabmeat, Fennel, and Grapefruit Salad
Here’s an Exciting and Unusual Crab Salad for Dinner Tonight. Good crabmeat is one of those delicacies of which I think the less you mess with it, the better it is. It’s so inherently sweet and full of flavor, I try to only enhance it a little. This salad is a prime example of my […]
Royal Corona Bean Salad with Preserved Lemon and White Anchovies
So Easy and So Very Delicious. I cooked up a pot of Rancho Gordo’s Royal Corona beans and used some of them to make this salad. I’m a fan of all Rancho Gordo beans, but these are my favorites. It’s so wonderful to have a pot of cooked beans on hand when you get to […]
Renée’s Milk Bread
Soft, Fluffy, and Buttery Milk Bread is The Best! I bake a lot of breads. It may be my favorite thing to bake. The entire process is so deeply satisfying, I can’t think of anything else I cook that gives me the same degree of pleasure. And there are so many different kinds that I’m […]
Fish in Coconut Curry Sauce
White Fish, Green Beans, and Pineapple Bathed in a Beautiful Curry-Style Coconut Milk Sauce. When setting out to make this dish, all I knew was that I wanted fish in a coconut milk sauce. And after thinking about it I came up with a curry that has influences from many cuisines, particularly Indonesian. But I […]
Peach Tart/Galette with Rosemary and Lime
Frozen Puff Pastry Makes This a Quick and Easy Dessert. I keep a package of Dufour Puff Pastry in my freezer all the time. While I only make my pies with homemade crust, puff pastry is a different animal. I’ve made my own on several occasions and yes, it is delicious. But Dufour Puff Pastry […]
Fried Coconut and Chili Flatbreads
Fried Bread Laced with Coconut, Chilies, and Shallots is a Very Good Thing. I love all kinds of flatbreads and have made many different versions. This time around I wanted one made with dried unsweetened coconut, green chiles and shallots. And I wanted it to be a fairly puffy, so I knew I needed to […]
Ravioli with Easy Uncooked Lemon Cream Sauce
Uncooked Cream and Lemon Juice Make a Beautiful Silky Sauce. As much as I appreciate and enjoy making homemade ravioli, I keep a bag of supermarket frozen cheese ravioli in my freezer for those moments when a quick and easy meal is needed. I can usually count on the quality being pretty good and sometimes […]