So I was at the grocery store yesterday, picking up some stuff for dinner with my in-laws tonight. I decided to pick up some cod (it was on sale), when I caught a glimpse of some pistachio encrusted Salmon for … Continue reading
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We should call these HOT DAMN Split Peas
Why? Um, because they are SO DAMN GOOD. I made up this recipe…kind of a riff on lotsa recipes I’ve heard of in passing. I took a handful of peeled shallots, sautéed them in a splash of Garlic Confit, added … Continue reading
If you say it in French it’ll taste better
For our wedding my Aunt Lynn gave us 2 awesome cookbooks. One was Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day, and the other is The Professional Chef from the Culinary Institute of America. That, my friends, is ONE BEHEMOTH of a … Continue reading
I don’t know if you could really call this Tartar Sauce…
Since it’s Passover right now, everything is kinda turned upside down in our kitchen. We are limited in our options and ingredients – even more so than usual. In this house, for the duration of the holiday, we don’t eat … Continue reading
Matza-Chicken Turnovers
Today for dinner I decided to make some chicken wrapped in matza, dipped in egg and then fried. I served this with sautéed Mushrooms and Spinach (my old standby). In theory, what you’re supposed to do is ‘moisten’ the … Continue reading
Cherry tomatoes make good squishy missiles
We had one of C’s friend over for dinner tonight. Athi is really health conscious and I wanted to honor his dietary needs – so after some discussion, we settled on making some sort of chicken for dinner. I made … Continue reading
I *WISH* I’d eaten leftovers
Dinner tonight sucked. I was feeling stressed…so of course I decided to make something complicated like Pad Thai. I’ve made this a few times before, but I was obviously distracted…so I burnt the shallots and the noodles were, well, in a word, … Continue reading
Ploughman’s Lunch: Plough as in Dough or as in Plow??
Fairway grocery store is DELICIOUSLY evil. I was seriously walking through the store MOWING DOWN on a very fresh baguette. I got a few *choice* stares from other shoppers. Probably because WHO CAN BE SILENT as they chew fresh bread??? I … Continue reading
Doin’ the Candy Dance
Two days ago C asked me if I’d ever candied ginger before. “Um,” I replied, “I’ve eaten candied ginger….Does that count?” And so the quest for candied ginger recipes began. Can you guess who came to the rescue? None other than … Continue reading
You should check the bagels first…
So I decided to make pizza bagels for lunch. Now, the back story: Every time we buy bagels we somehow up end up with too many and I, inevitably, shove the leftovers into the freezer to use ‘another day’. So … Continue reading
Ringing The Dinner Bell 