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Breakfast of Champions, or Dagwood Omelet? The Husband took items from last night’s meal and turned them into this!
Breakfast of Champions, or Dagwood Omelet? The Husband took items from last night’s meal and turned them into this – the omelet is stuffed with leftover chicken and snow peas, augmented with sharp cheddar, sprinkled with sesame seeds (quite random) and served with leftover roasted potatoes and a popover (it reheated…
Strawberries Baked Alaska
Well it is going to be spring soon and here is a very simple recipe to cheer us all up. This recipe celebrates one of the first – and sweetest — harbingers of spring: local strawberries. Sure, the supermarket offers strawberries all year ‘round, but the gems that are grown locally…
Tuscan Spinach and Ricotta Dumplings
Start to finish: 1 1/4 hours Servings: 4 1 ½ tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 8 ounces baby spinach 1 cup whole milk ricotta 1 large egg, beaten lightly ½ ounce grated Parmigiano-Reggiano, plus extra to garnish the finished dish 1 ½ teaspoons grated lemon zest ¼ teaspoon kosher salt ¼…
Onion Beer Bread
Since we all appear to be baking up a storm (that is when you can find flour), here is a decadent quick bread that involves butter and beer. Start to finish: 60 minutes (20 active) Servings: 12 1 stick butter 2 cups thin sliced onion rings (about 1 medium onion)…
Det Burgers
Here I am with some buddies outside the Del Rio, the bar where we worked in the mid seventies. Right now, it reminds me of a very peaceful uncomplicated time in my life. The Del Rio was famous for (among many things) – the Det Burger, the perfect recipe for these…
Cheese Sandwich Soufflé
I found this recipe for Cheese Sandwich Soufflé in a file card box that belonged to my Grandmother, written in her old fashioned lovely script. It is a tasty, yet really simple recipe, that I am sure would work with the whole family. Start to finish: 2 hours (15 minutes active)…
Happy Easter!!
These are eggs we (me and the kids, and assorted friends), decorated many years ago. Every year I pull them out and they make me happy (especially this year!) Happy Easter!!
Too much time on your hands? Make slow-rise Rosemary Walnut Whole Wheat Bread!
What to do when you have too much time on your hands? Make slow-rise Rosemary Walnut Whole Wheat Bread – of course. Trouble is the instant yeast in the freezer is 3 years old, my whole wheat flour expired in 2016 and I don’t have any bread flour in house. Sooo,…
If you want an entertaining distraction from these crazy times, here’s Julia Child doing her first ever cooking episode.
In December I went to Washington to contribute to a PBS series about Julia Child. If you want an entertaining distraction from these crazy times, please watch this video. It is about Julia doing her first ever cooking episode – Boeuf Bourguignon – with commentary by me and Carla Hall…
Tonight’s dinner: Butternut Squash Soup with Kielbasa, Chiles, Rosemary and Feta. Oh, and round two of (3 year old yeast) Walnut Rosemary Bread (but with olives this time).
First I cut a butternut squash in half and roasted it, cut side down in a 400° F oven for 40 minutes or until it was very tender and then pureed it in a food processor. Meanwhile, I had some kielbasa in the freezer so I chopped that up and…