Tomatoes Roasted in Olive Oil with Garlic and Thyme
Soft Unctious Tomatoes Swimming in Olive Oil is Always a Good Thing. I don’t know if anyone else does this, but I love roasting tomatoes when the good ones start showing up in the market. I let these tomatoes sit on the counter for about a week and then slice them in half, add some […]
Ribeye Steaks in a Cast Iron Skillet
Sometimes Nothing Will Satisfy. Except a Great Steak. I think I’ve cooked steaks in every imaginable way (reverse sear, sous vide, etc.) and more often than not I opt to grill them because what could be easier, right? But out of all the ways I’ve cooked them, this is most definitely my favorite and every […]
Raspberry & Lemon Pie/Galette
A Galette Baked in a Pie Dish? It’s a Very Good Idea. I bought 4 cartons of raspberries without knowing what I was going to do with them. Well, they ended up in this pie/galette. If I’m making a fruit pie that doesn’t have a top crust, this is how I make it. I like […]
Corn and Peas with Shoyu/Butter Sauce
Need a Quick Vegetable Dish that will Probably Be the Star of the Show? It was time to start dinner and I realized I had no vegetable to go with the meal. I was making steak with a Vietnamese Scallion Sauce and serving it with Japanese rice. But I did have frozen corn and frozen […]
Clementine, Red Onion, and Pomegranate Salad with Fresh Mint
So Much More Than the Sum of Its Ingredients – This Simple Salad will Add Spark to Your Meal. This is as simple as it gets. A salad which consists of peeled sliced clementines, sliced red onion, pomegranate arils and fresh mint. Feel free to adjust the amounts of the ingredients. You want more onion? […]
Chocolate Sheet Cake
In the Mood for a Mouth Watering Chocolate Sheet Cake that will Feed a Crowd? There are many many recipes for chocolate sheet cakes. This one has been in my family for over 50 years. I still remember the first time my mother made it. We had been visiting family in Arkansas and she got […]
Blackberry Lime Pie with Orchidea
You Don’t Have to Add the Orchidea Spice Blend, but it Adds a Beautiful Nuanced Flavor Element. Baking a pie is one of my favorite ways to spend some time in the kitchen. Pie baking requires patience and forces you to slow down. And I’ve yet to meet the person who isn’t thrilled when presented […]
Pea, Asparagus, and Avocado Salad with Feta
Salad for Dinner Sound Good to You? This One Fits the Bill. Creamy, Crunchy, Bright, and So Satisfying. Dinner salad nights are some of my favorite meals. It had been quite awhile since I’d made an avocado dressing and when I came upon this recipe from A Cozy Kitchen at Food52, it reminded me how […]
Perfect Twice Fried French Fries
In the Mood for the Best French Fries? If You Don’t Mind the Cleanup, Here They Are. Here we have Classic French Fries, cooked as they should be cooked. First they’re fried at 325 degrees (you will need a thermometer – I use an instant read Thermapen)for 6 to 8 minutes, drained and held over […]
Greens and Chermoula Potato Pie
Ottolenghi Strikes Again with a Surprising Take on a Main Dish Pie. I took on another Ottolenghi recipe from his “Test Kitchen” cookbook. This one is Chermoula and Potato Pie. Chermoula is an herb and spice paste similar to chimichuri, but contains warm spices and lemon juice instead of vinegar. In this case, toasted cumin […]