This is one of the wonderful things that Alice Waters brought to California. A simple French tart with fruit. There are so many great cooks that made this kind of a recipe possible. I see Fannie, Julia and James here, too. Easy to make and easy to eat. Oh, get the best apples you can, [...]
I made this dish for the “End of School” Party for teachers and paraeducators at the school Sweetie worked at this year. It was a lovely party and I got to meet so many great teachers and paras that help our next generation to get an education. Deviled eggs just seem to be something that [...]
I have been playing around with puff pastry this month ever since I made an apple/raisin/nut strudel with it for my birthday. Since asparagus is in season now, I looked to my refrigerator, freezer and herb garden to come up with some interesting combinations of flavor to add. Here is a simple, creamy, cheesy, herby, [...]
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Growing up in Oak Cliff, Texas, my parents would take me out to eat about once a quarter at the local Tex Mex restaurant. I loved the cheese enchiladas with chile gravy. Chile gravy is a Texas thing with ancho chiles and no meat is in it. Lovely, delicious goodness poured over rolled cheese enchiladas [...]
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I am lucky enough to have two pantries in my kitchen. I have filled one with oils, vinegars, pastas, grains, dried beans, canned beans/tomatoes/exotic things like baby corn and bamboo shoots, dried peppers/mushrooms/shrimps/flowers, many different flours, crackers, many different rices among various things we have canned ourselves. Its good to have a variety of stuff [...]
Sorry I’ve been away so long. On a mini vacation and then sick with the hacking cough and upper respiratory ICK! But, I’m back! We had a really nice and sunny mini vacation on the mid Oregon coast near Tillamook. We walked on the beach, visited the Cape Mearnes Lighthouse and spent a day in [...]
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OMG, OMG, OMG!!! This is the best sandwich ever!!! You just cannot believe what a freshly baked baguette and lovely ingredients do to make a savory sandwich. Yummy, yummy, yummy!!! The baguette is fairly easy but making the bread takes three days with a little fiddling and not too much hands on time. The sandwich [...]
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I had some broccoli and red bell pepper that needed using up and since we have been cooking a lot of Italian dishes out of Lidia’s Cookbook, I had inspiration to throw this dish together. Some people like a very creamy casserole, some like it less creamy, I’m one of those. Growing up I had [...]
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I have been making soda bread for about 30 years and a lovely brown bread from a recipe of a restaurant in western Galway. This soda bread is more a Cork recipe. The caraway seeds are used sparingly on special occasions. I think St. Patty’s Day is one to use them. Do use the Kerrygold [...]
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I just love making salads and this one is really full of flavor. I had some savoy cabbage and fresh herbs in the fridge that just spoke to me, and the dressing is easy to make and tasty. I usually buy lots of lemons when they are on sale and juice and zest them and [...]
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