This was a spring dinner, when local asparagus were in season, and I had just bought some fresh farm eggs. And the very good hollandaise sauce that Trader Joe’s had around holidays, magically reappeared in the store. For me that trio ade the perfect storm, so I had to indulge one evening. I’m sure the … Continue reading
Happy Burda To You
This could be right out of Cake Wrecks! Except it is a large Hershey’s chocolate birthday greeting “card” that a friend of mine ordered for me several years ago. When it arrived, I tore open the box and promptly collapsed into a heap, laughing. It was supposed to say “Happy Belated Birthday, Elaine.” Well, you … Continue reading
Happy Labor Day!
My brother Mark, who loves to cook out, emailed me this photo early today to let me know how he was celebrating the holiday weekend. It’s hard to beat the taste of grilled lobster and corn. In my grilling days I always split the lobster and buttered the inside after sort of flattening it. This one looks like … Continue reading
Swordfish
This turned out to be enough swordfish for three meals, because it was so rich, and cut a good inch or so thick. And that’s a good thing, because good fresh (i.e. never frozen), wild caught fish is an investment purchase these days – I believe this was almost $20. I drizzled some olive oil in … Continue reading
Milanese Two Ways
I love chicken, veal, or pork prepared Milanese style. Turkey works too. A pounded cutlet (or sometimes a chop on the bone), is dipped in (usually) flour, egg and breadcrumbs, and then fried in butter. Or maybe butter and oil, depends on what you like, or the chef’s preference. I don’t think it should be deep … Continue reading
Rachel’s Pie
This is what comes of watching daytime TV. I was home not feeling too well, and indulgled my self in TV land. Rachel Ray was cooking up this Spinach Artichoke Ricotta pie on her show, and it caught my eye, so I made it a week or so later. I have more than one package … Continue reading
Salmon with Kashmiri Mirch
I originally bought Kashmiri chili powder (aka mirch) so I could make rogan josh. A good description of that Indian dish is found on the Foodista website. And just look at the array of photos of this chili on Google Images! I like it because while it is spicy, it is not too hot. Since I still had some … Continue reading
Hambone Opera Barbecue
It takes a lot to get me out in the summer heat. But I finally broke down this past Saturday to run over to the Montgomery Farmers Market in Skillman to try Jeff McKay’s Hambone Opera Barbecue. Not bad Smoke Chef Jeff! These ribs were tasty and moist with just enough resistance at the bone … Continue reading
Happy 100th Birthday Julia!
Here’s my contribution to the PBS celebration of Julia Child’s centennial on Wednesday. This was a salad she made with Alice Waters on Cooking with Master Chefs. Both markets I visited had no blood oranges, so I settled for a nice organic Valencia orange, which was bursting with juice. I watched her old show reruns … Continue reading
Cold Soup
I appreciate cold soup more as I get older, although I’m still not a fan of the sweet ones. But during these oppressively hot summer days, a bowl of gazpacho, red or green, surely hits the spot, and so did the brilliant magenta beet and orange soup pictured here. The latter has a little sweetness from the … Continue reading
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