The other evening Filippo and I dined at a marvelous new restaurant in downtown Sarasota, Brasserie Belge. The evening was marvelous from start to finish; starters were champagne and lobster croquettes, main was muscles for Filippo while I chose Vol-au-Vent and we finished with a shared Dame Blanche! I got to thinking ahead to dinner […]
Just because you’re 80 doesn’t mean you need to put up with bland food! This is a very flavorful chili recipe whether you are 8 or 80! My 3rd-grade son asked me to make it 2 nights in a row. http://www.shockinglydelicious.com/moms-chili-perfect-for-spicy-seniors/ From the original site: In went a few kinds of dried ground chiles, in […]
This good old cutlet recipe is not too technical to make and it also includes very simple ingredients which will be available in almost any Indian kitchen. These cutlets taste delicious just on it’s own, or served with ketchup. You can also enjoy these cutlets also as a burger with cheese melted on top. Special […]
Roasted Garlic Focaccia…It’s simple, is ready to bake in a couple of hours, and the olive oil lavished on top gives it a beautiful crust. Quoting the original site: A handsome splash of extra virgin olive oil, a couple of heads of roasted garlic in the dough, a sprinkling of fresh oregano, sea salt & […]
Potato Sausage Soup a perfect, tummy warming, hearty soup served with freshly baked Pumpernickel Rye Twist Bread. Quoting the original site: We’ve had the most beautiful spring days for almost two weeks now and the days have been warm and full of bright sunshine. But the nights have been cold and then we had a […]
Last year, Niki posted her entire process for making homemade corned beef – corning it herself rather than buying that pink stuff in the store. So if you’re up for doing it for this St. Paddy’s day, it’s time to start thinking about it! Here are the three posts from last year, with all the […]
The weather is cold and icky… so what better to make than grandma’s recipe for Chicken & Dumplings? Chica & Jo write: For as long as I can remember, my grandmother has been warming my family with her chicken and dumplings. It’s the perfect comfort food during the long, oh so long, really, really long, […]
I’m about to make my Black Eyed Peas for tomorrow, so I’m passing on my super easy recipe. It only takes about an hour or so to cook, so you can pull it together on New Years Day morning, if you’re not too bleary eyed–or cook it today and just reheat tomorrow– I think it’s […]
Wendy at Wisdom of the Moon claims this is the best bread pudding ever… And who are we to disagree–Although we’d like to point you to one of ours, too: Irish Car Bomb Bread Pudding from Niki! (Got one you think is just as good? Leave a comment!) I do have to admit, this looks […]
We’re taking a couple of days off for the holidays, so we’re running a few old posts from when we first launched back in February! -ed For Christmas my Mom gave me a book called Kneadlesly Simple (by Nancy Baggett). The following is her recipe for Neapolitan Pizza Dough. It’s really good and really easy, […]
As a kid, one of my favorite Christmas traditions (well, besides Santa & presents, and all that!) was that we could eat whatever we wanted to for breakfast Christmas morning. I would have a slice of my grandmother’s sour cream poundcake. It’s perfect just as is, and needs no icing or adornments. I haven’t made […]
This weekend we had a little gathering at our house–with the guys working outside and the girls making icecream, which ended up with everyone staying for dinner. This cornbread was pronounced fabulous, so I’m here to share it with you–it’s wonderfully moist, not too sweet, & just a little cheesy. Cornbread is probably the easiest […]
It may be a little late for Thanksgiving Leftover posts, but this one looked too tasty to pass up. I’d never thought to pair a pot pie with a cornbread crust, how inspired! And you don’t have to wait for leftovers… this is a great thing to do with a whole chicken when they are […]
With the Holiday season approaching, I figured this was a good time to pull out my tutorial on making homemade eggnog. It’s really not that hard to do, and it’s so much better than just buying some of that dairy stuff. It’s great to serve at a holiday party. In case you’re hesitant, here’s a […]
Dorothy at ShockinglyDelicious sends us her award winning (literally–she just won a contest with it!) recipe for Southwest Stuffing… Now as a Southern girl, I do cornbread dressing, not stuffing with my holiday meals, but I do confess that I do have a place in my heart for stuffing as well. Dorothy says: For me, […]
Don’t forget- We love our readers! Enter the Contest! I’m on a Good Eats kick lately (gotta get my Alton fix!), and I’ve been filling up the DVR with old episodes… I happened to catch the one about lentils the other night, and picky husband indicated that the lentil soup sounded tasty. I do a […]
Reader Allison, from the delightful newish blog, Radishes and Rhubarb, does her first actual rhubarb related post… And it’s a sweet one, dedicated to her mom, with a delish looking recipe for Rhubarb Cream Pie. The recipe is her mom’s, and thanks to Allison for sharing it with us! The other day my mother called […]
Editor’s Note: Classic recipes like this one –updated for today’s world– make a great Mother’s Day Dessert! I’ve been testing all of this organic produce for my new business, Gaia’s Greens, and had an abundance of apples that I wanted to use in a dessert. Recently, I’ve had the heart wrenching chore of cleaning out […]
A big thanks to Heidi for sending us her potato salad recipe! Classic Southern-Style Potato Salad Any good southern girl will tell you that no picnic is complete without a great potato salad. There are millions of variations of this classic side dish and I have tried most of them. But my all time favorite […]
Sometimes when flipping through food blogs, I run across an idea that makes me say “huh, I never thought to try that!”. That was my thought when seeing this post at reader Leslie’s blog, the Sunday Chef! English Muffins! We’ve done Challah Bread, Soda Bread, Cornbread (twice), and Whole Wheat Bread… So I figured English […]
The Daring Kitchen hosts two monthly challenges, The Daring Baker’s Challenge and The Daring Cook’s Challenge. Participating in the challenges is a great way to be exposed to new recipes and techniques. Not being quite daring enough to try the Baker’s Challenge I signed up for the Cook’s Challenge instead. If you’re interested in the […]
One of the things I love about Easter is eggs! And what better to do with hard boiled eggs than deviled eggs. We are going to an Easter/Birthday Party today and this is one of the dishes I’m taking. Everybody loves deviled eggs and I’m sure they will disappear quickly! These will be great alongside […]
I’ve never heard of these either, but my new fave food blog, Eye Candy, has yet another gorgeous egg idea! (I might just have to try these!) These hard-boiled eggs were pickled in a beet and white vinegar solution, then sliced in half and filled with an egg yolk-mayonnaise-mustard cream. They gain their colour from […]
Nothing is better to me on a cold day than a nice tasty bowl of chili. This was the version I made up the other night, and it was so popular and our impromptu dinner party Saturday evening, I thought you guys might enjoy it as well! It goes wonderfully with the Pepper Cornbread, too! […]
Reader Allison of Radishes and Rhubarb sends us this lovely recipe for challah bread, and how she had the revelation that making her own bread was a do-able thing. Some great insights here, and it’s totally inspired me to make my own artisan bread. (Especially because I think Challah bread would be great for Waffled […]