Red Cabbage and Sour Cherry Salad with Orange Soy Dressing
Keep the Cabbage Salads Coming! Well, folks, as promised, here is what I made with the remaining red cabbage I had left over from the chicken salad I posted last week. There were endless ways I could have gone, but a crunchy side salad to serve with a couple of meals was what I had […]
Chicken Salad with Sesame Tahini Dressing
What Can I Say? I’m Crazy About These Kinds of Meals. Those of you who’ve been following me for years know how I feel about salads. They’re at the top of my list of favorite things to eat. Now I’m not talking about lackluster sad green salads with a slice of a bad tomato thrown […]
Blue Cheese and Fig Stuffed Milk Bread
Cheese Bread is Never a Bad Thing, Right? I don’t know if you’ve tried making milk bread yet. If you have, then you know how easy and wonderful it is. If you haven’t, it’s a great place to start your bread baking journey. My recipe is easy to follow and produces perfect results. And while […]
Steelhead Trout with Orange Beurre Blanc and Chili Oil
There’s No Need to Save This Recipe For a Special Occasion! Does this look fancy to you? I guess it kind of does. But trust me when I tell you it’s an easy meal and there’s no reason you can’t serve this to your family whenever the urge strikes. Let’s begin with the steelhead trout. […]
Pistachio Frangipane Croissants
One of the Best Things I’ve Ever Made! I’ve been making David Lebovitz’s recipe for almond croissants for years. It was a revelation for me to learn from him that these are normally made in France using day old croissants. I simply buy a dozen croissants, usually the inexpensive ones from Costco, and let them […]
Sausage Stuffed Tomatoes with Orange
Sausage, Parmesan, Lots of Cooked Onions? Oh, Yes! There are tomatoes and then there are tomatoes, by which I mean great end-of-summer tomatoes. I’ve been making BLT’s like there’s no tomorrow, caprese salads, panzanella, and just slicing them with a little salt and olive oil. Aren’t they one of life’s great joys. It kind of […]
Roasted Plums with Orange and Sumac
Roasting the Plums Turns Them Into a Mouthwatering Topping. This seems to have been my Summer of Plums. Well, and cantaloupes, but we’ll get to that another time. I’ve had such good luck with many different types of fantastic plums and pluots that I’ve been eating them in all sorts of ways. I already posted […]
Fresh Cherry Peach Salsa for Pork Chops or Anything Else
Who Doesn’t Love a Great Salsa? When seasonal fruit is at its peak, I buy tons of it, and find such joy in figuring out ways to incorporate it into my meals. Salads are a no brainer, as are desserts of all kinds, but a fresh salsa is also delicious. While I served this with […]
Spicy Summer Salad of Corn, Blackberries, and Queso Fresco
Now This is a Salad Worth Talking About! Summer corn, blackberries, lots of scallions, queso fresco, and homemade torn croutons are the basic ingredients in this salad and they’re all delicious in their own right. But when they’re combined and topped with a simple dressing, along with some spices, something almost magical happens. Of course, […]
Plum Brown Butter Cobbler
Plums in a Cobbler? Oh, Yes! Fruit cobblers can be made so many different ways and most of those will be good. For instance, when I grew up my mother only made cobblers with pie crust and I will always love that type, while I find that a biscuit topped cobbler is only good straight […]