Posted in Recipes on Aug 10th, 2008
While my mother-in-law has been incapacitated my wife has been shopping at the local farmer’s markets for her. There is an abundance of great, fresh vegetables in the area and good ingredients are the key to great dishes. One of our favorite summer time dishes is Gazpacho. The recipe I used is from the New [...]
Posted in Recipes on Jun 8th, 2008
The Cook’s Illustrated recipe for Summer Vegetable Gratin inspired me. I saw the recipe in the magazine and it looked like it had a cornucopia of flavors at a time when the summer vegetables are looking very appealing. The idea of caramelizing the onions, drying out the vegetables, and adding a savory topping of [...]
Posted in Recipes on Jan 21st, 2008
Refried beans should not be eaten cold.
There, I’ve said it. I don’t usually put my foot down about food preferences, but cold refried beans are about as appealing as a cold hamburger. This is why I make 7-layer dip starting with a layer of hot refried beans. Shredded cheese is added directly to the top [...]
Posted in Recipes on Dec 7th, 2007
From Oprah.com we get:
INGREDIENTS
1 to 2 scoops vanilla whey powder
1 cup strawberries
Banana
1 cup ice
1 cup water (substitute milk or yogurt for a thicker, higher calorie drink)
First add ice to blender. Then add strawberries, banana, protein powder and water (or milk or yogurt). Blend all the ingredients [...]
Posted in Recipes on Aug 16th, 2007
Yesterday I bought a package of frozen shrimp at Krogers that said it was caught wild off the coast of Key West. I had noticed that all of the Chinese shrimp had been removed from the shelves several weeks ago and replaced with shrimp from Thailand. This is the first package of shrimp I have [...]
Posted in Recipes on Jul 29th, 2007
Today is National Salad Day. Would I make that up? Actually I got several emails reminding me about it. I was going to post a vegetable salad when I realized, it was also an all local dish which fits nicely with the One Local Summer event where participants make one meal a week with local [...]
Posted in Recipes on Jun 29th, 2007
Have you ever thought to yourself, “Self, we need to make a full freaking gallon of soup that’ll be hearty, delicious, and vegetarian. And we need to do it lickety split.”? No? Really? Well it can be done, and I’m here to show you how to do it. This is a great soup to make [...]
Posted in Recipes on May 26th, 2007
Last week on the Epicurious blog Tanya Steel wrote about serving a Proscuitto and Taleggio macaroni and cheese to a friend who it turned out, preferred the blue boxed verson. When I was little I enjoyed that mac and cheese that comes in a box too. But years later when I tried it again, I [...]
Some people are just determined to be… odd.
A man and woman came in yesterday for lunch, he wanted a Cobb salad. But he did not want chicken, bacon, avocado, or blue cheese. Which basically leaves egg and lettuce. To be helpful, his server suggested a less expensive alternative of a plain salad with egg. That [...]
Posted in Recipes on Dec 1st, 2006
Finally on my second try at Skillet Jambalaya I think I got it right. I was real optimistic about this Cooks Illustrated recipe. My family has developed a real fondness for the Skillet Lasagna. Having spent eighteen years on the Gulf coast, we have also developed a fondness for Cajun food. The idea of a [...]
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