This leek and shitake sauté should have a better name. This combination is one more thing to add your culinary toolkit. It has so many uses. You can add it to an omelet, or on top of a bowl of polenta, you can serve under a serving of fish, chicken, or steak. Are you getting the … [Read more...] about Leek and Shiitake Sauté
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Salmon Cake Lunch
I really like salmon and I am always looking for a way to make it new. I have had Salmon and Zucchini and cooked Salmon en Papillote (in parchment). Both are so good so please don’t make me choose which is best. … [Read more...] about Salmon Cake Lunch
Chicken Pomodoro
While standing at the chicken section of the meat department trying to decide what to make the butcher approached. My pensive look must be the same look as my confused look. … [Read more...] about Chicken Pomodoro
Alsace Pizza
I was cleaning out my refrigerator and freezer. I think I told you before when I cook bacon I cut off about an inch on both ends; this keeps it from curling up while it is cooking. I wrap the cut ends well and place them in a jar in the freezer. When I need just a little for … [Read more...] about Alsace Pizza
Mahi Mahi with Breadcrumbs and Pine Nuts
I heard a chef say the difference between the lunch and dinner menu was 2 ounces and twenty dollars. So usually lunch is a six-ounce serving of fish, and dinner is eight. But if you make it yourself you will save even more. This Mahi Mahi Breadcrumbs and Pine Nuts dinner tasted … [Read more...] about Mahi Mahi with Breadcrumbs and Pine Nuts
Vanilla Pudding with Almond Cookie Crumble
While in the Bay Area, before I fell sick we went to a bakery. They had the best almond cookies. I wish I had their recipe, but they were not budging. I understand completely. So what to do? I went to the Google. I was so sure that I found the recipe, but it was not the one. … [Read more...] about Vanilla Pudding with Almond Cookie Crumble
Apple Sharlotka
For those of you that have company coming, and maybe they are not fond of pumpkin or they are simply pumpkined out, may I suggest a delicious apple cake. I happened upon a Russian Grandmother’s cake called Apple Sharlotka. I read that it is a common cake and easily put together. … [Read more...] about Apple Sharlotka
Buttermilk Walnut Snack Cake with Penuche Frosting
I found this cake on line and have wanted to make it for a long time. The frosting brought back childhood memories. It is the same as the cake my oldest sister used to make when I was a kid. It seems many of the recipes I remember have been lost or forgotten. It is so strange … [Read more...] about Buttermilk Walnut Snack Cake with Penuche Frosting
Grilled Pattypan Squash with Hot Chorizo Vinaigrette
I like to stop by to see what Chef John has been making. He posts a video that is about five to six minutes long. I think of it as culinary school in five minutes and not just instruction but a visual of how to treat food. When I saw his Pattypan Squash With Chorizo Vinaigrette I … [Read more...] about Grilled Pattypan Squash with Hot Chorizo Vinaigrette
