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 […]
Brown Butter, Peach, and Buttermilk Sheet Cake
Melt In Your Mouth Perfection! I think my fondness for sheet cakes is more than evident by now. I love their simplicity and ease, but most importantly I love their moist deliciousness. With peaches in full season, I set out to develop a sheet cake that showcases their flavor and decided brown butter was the […]
Ham Sandwich with Quick Scallion Kimchi and Chinese Sausage
How’s This for a Very Different Take on a Ham Sandwich? I ran across a recipe for Quick Scallion Kimchi and had to make it. I love scallions and as the recipe title says, this isn’t a typically traditional kimchi which takes awhile to ferment. It’s quick. After sitting at room temperature for 24 hours, […]
“BBLT” Pasta – Bacon, Basil Leaf & Tomato Pasta with Olive & Manchego Breadsticks
Pasta with Fresh Uncooked Tomato Sauce Topped with Bacon? Yeah. It’s Really Good. When tomatoes are good and ripe, I don’t feel there is any need to cook them when putting together a pasta sauce. Uncooked tomato sauces have been around forever and I’ve been making them for a long time. But after seeing a […]
Potato, Roasted Red Pepper, and Salmon Salad with Pickled Mustard Seeds
I Hesitated to Call This a Salad Because It Is So Much More. You know how it is when you get a taste for something and can’t get it out of your mind? Drives me nuts until I can satisfy that urge. I’d been thinking about roasted red peppers with potatoes in a highly seasoned […]
Pickled Mustard Seeds with Chilies
Here’s a Condiment You Won’t Want to be Without. There are so many things I’ve wanted to cook throughout the years, but never got around to making. Pickled mustard seeds have been on my list for ages and I finally did it. After reading a ton of recipes, I went out on my own because […]