Posted in Recipes on Nov 18th, 2009
I tried this last week and the wife liked it. I think my son will like it, too. It is a nice combination of sweet and spicy. It is also easy enough to prepare for a weekday meal. Updated. Originally posted in 2006. This cashew chicken recipe is one of my favorites on the site, [...]
Posted in Recipes on May 22nd, 2009
Recently my son expressed dismay when I bought a large bottle of Chi-Chi’s Salsa from Sam’s Club. I would have preferred Old El Paso but that has not been available for several months. When we lived in Texas Old El Paso was readily available and we could buy it in institutional size quantities at Sam’s. [...]
Posted in Recipes on Apr 8th, 2009
Recently I started using my press pot daily. A couple of years ago a friend gave me a Starbucks press pot for Christmas. It sat unused for at least a year before I realized it was a great way to make a single cup of coffee in the morning. With a little practice I can [...]
Posted in Recipes on Mar 6th, 2009
Okay, this was easy and good! I put the ingredients into the Crockpot before I went to work and it was ready to serve when I came home. I used a bag of frozen chicken breasts I had thawed overnight in the refrigerator. My only complaint was that I needed to do a better job [...]
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 bread [...]
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 [...]
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 until everything [...]
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 [...]
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