Spicy Corn Fritters
What would be your dream diet? You know, the diet in which you could really eat anything you wanted, and as much as you wanted. If you asked me at dinner tonight, I would have to say, spicy corn...
View ArticleSteak Salad
Steak salad is such a great way to enjoy steak. You can even easily put it together with steak leftovers. At a minimum it is simply thin slices of steak over salad greens with your preferred salad...
View ArticleSpanish Romesco Sauce
Okay, so I’m sort of old for this acronym, but OMG OMG OMG! Have you ever had Romesco sauce? I had it for the first time recently and nearly fell off my chair. Where has this sauce been my whole life?...
View ArticleWild Rice Salad
Looking for a great summer picnic salad to take to your next potluck? I recently enjoyed this rice salad while visiting my friend Chigiy who was hosting a summer BBQ. “Enjoyed” is the polite way of...
View ArticleZucchini Bread
I still remember the first time I encountered zucchini bread as a teenager. I had a hard time getting my mind around the concept. At the time, zucchini was something my mom made me eat, and not...
View ArticleHow to Make Stock from Chicken Feet
Recently my father announced that he missed chicken feet. (What?!) His mother, my grandmother who was born in 1899 and lived to the age of 97, used chicken feet when she made her stock and my dad...
View ArticleSmashed New Potatoes with Garlic and Chives
Okay, so “smashed” potatoes are sometimes considered just a lazy way of making mashed potatoes. And indeed, they take a lot less effort. But smashing them is also an excellent way to get butter and...
View ArticleTomato Pie
If you didn’t catch this recipe the first time round, it’s a winner! And perfect for ripe garden tomatoes. From the recipe archives, first posted August 2009. ~Elise One of the great things about...
View ArticleVeal Goulash with Sauerkraut
Years ago in Manhattan, there was a rather famous German restaurant by the name of Luchow’s. It was established in 1882 and operated continuously for a hundred years, finally shutting down in 1984. In...
View ArticleVeggie Tacos
Why I didn’t think of this earlier in the summer, when the zucchini beast was putting out two zukes a day, I don’t know. But here it is, a veggie taco that combines the best of summer produce, that...
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