Fresh Mint Infused Panna Cotta with Olive Oil
How’s This for a Beautiful and Easy Dessert? Panna cotta. Beautiful, white, milky, and eggless custard. What’s not to love, right? I’ve made a lot of different recipes for this dessert and had arrived at my favorite years ago. But when I read about adding olive oil to it, I knew I had to give […]
Shrimp Pasta with Black Lime, Yogurt, and Black Garlic
Creamy Pasta with Shrimp – But with a Twist. Here’s a dish that I guarantee will surprise you with the flavors involved. I’ve been using ground black limes in quite a few recipes lately. And for good reason. They brings such a punch of flavor to the table. When combined with warm spices, like cumin […]
Beet Flatbreads and Pomegranate Raita
These Will Brighten Up a Meal. That’s For Sure. Get a load of these flatbreads. I decided I wanted to make flatbreads with beet juice. First and foremost, I love beets and thought their flavor would be great, but I was also very curious as to how the color would translate. Well, as you can […]
Pork Patties with ‘Nduja Roasted Fennel and Potato Wedges
Nothing Dull About These Flavors. Here’s a very tasty meal I put together after thinking about what to do with the ground pork sitting in my freezer and a couple of fresh fennel bulbs. Pork patties, seasoned with garlic, fresh oregano, and pecorino seemed like a good thing. I soaked fresh bread crumbs in milk […]
Chocolate and Chili Pine Nut Tart
A Celebration Worthy Chocolate Ganache Tart That’s Infused with Chipotle Chili and Topped with Roasted Rosemary Pine Nuts. It’s that time of year. Time to break out some special desserts and dress them up for the season. While it tastes decadent, there’s hardly an easier dessert than a tart shell filled with silky chocolate ganache. […]
Rice Salad with Roasted Lemons
I Don’t Think I Could Love This More. I love a good rice salad. And by good, I mean one that’s loaded with flavor and full of interesting ingredients. For this one I sliced up a lemon, drizzled it with a small amount of olive oil and roasted it in a hot oven. I love […]
Sticky Coconut Rice Cakes with Turmeric Tomatoes
Crisp and Chewy Coconut Milk Rice Cakes are Out of This World Delicious. In my continuing cooking journey through Ixta Belfrage’s new cookbook, Mezcla, I made Sticky Coconut Rice Cakes with Turmeric Tomatoes. Wow. Wow. And wow. Just imagine this. Sticky rice is baked in a mixture of coconut milk, fresh ginger, scallions, garlic, and […]
Pistachio Olive Oil Cake with Crackle Glaze
There’s Also Brown Butter. Need I Say More? I’ve been wanting to make a pistachio cake for awhile. None of the recipes I could find were exactly what I had in mind, so once again, I came up with my own and it’s a beauty. First and foremost, I wanted it to be full of […]
Cornbread and Chipotle Panzanella
Leftover Cornbread Makes a Great Bread Salad. I had a big slab of leftover cornbread and was in the mood for panzanella, so why not? I knew I needed to treat the cornbread differently than I normally treat the bread in my classic panzanella because it is so crumbly. I cut it into cubes and […]
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. […]