Since I had some dried orzo left over after making a shrimp recipe I thought I would make this vegetarian dish. I changed the cheese from feta to Kefalotyri to finish, which is a yellow Greek cheese made from sheep’s milk. It is tangy with a sharp aroma similar to Pecorino Romano. Normally, it is … Continue reading
A few years ago I purchased “The Wok” Recipes and Techniques” by J.Kenji Lopez-Alt, published in 2022 (author of the Food Lab which I also have). Remembering my college days both books are not only cookbooks but texts, or references as I would like to call them. I mean both cookbooks are like some of … Continue reading
Sometimes I find a seasoning mixture I like a lot and use often. Since the ingredients are on an index card I thought it would be a good idea to post it on my blog so as not to lose it. I paired it with another seasoning mixture I like on grilled chicken breasts and … Continue reading
Most of you are familiar with “hot honey” and the wonderful heat and flavor it gives to a recipe. Well, this shrimp dish sure demonstrates that. You get heat and sweet from the honey and cooking it in a little butter gives the shrimp a buttery richness. Besides, it is quick to make, just cooking … Continue reading
Recipes have occasionally popped up on the internet for hash browns cooked in waffle irons and I also had a few recipes in cookbooks. The first one was Ina Garten’s Modern Comfort Food (2020) and the other is from a new chef Nick DiGiovanni in his Knife Drop cookbook (2023). I mainly used Ina’s recipe … Continue reading
This recipe comes from Dan Pelosi through the New York Times Cooking site. It was given high ratings and good comments from readers. My only suggestion would be to use a different pasta such as fusilli or shells – something smaller. The corn seemed to get lost in the linguine (I did use bucatini). This … Continue reading
This recipe by David Tanis caught my eye on the New York Times Cooking site. I have one of his cookbooks “David Tanis Market Cooking – Recipes and Revelations Ingredient by Ingredient.” Sure enough upon looking through his cookbook I found the same recipe but it was called “Stewed Zucchini Pasta with Ricotta and Basil.” … Continue reading
I do like many of Meera Sodha’s Indian family recipes, especially ones found in her cookbook, Made in India: Recipes from an Indian Family Kitchen, published in 2015. Green beans are a favorite vegetable and bring back great memories of my days as a gardener when these delectable beans were an important part of my … Continue reading
I do like curries – I just don’t make them enough. So, when this recipe was posted on New York Times Cooking I knew I had to try it. While looking through one of Meera’s cookbooks I saw a recipe for a Pomegranate and Mint Raita and decided to add it instead of just plain … Continue reading
Since I made Meera’s chicken curry I thought I would also make her version of naan. Both the curry and the naan recipes were adapted by Sam Sifton from NYT Cooking. I also checked the one cookbook I have that Meera published “Made in India: Recipes from an Indian Family Kitchen,” 2015 and both recipes … Continue reading