I receive regular recipes from thekitchen.com and this chicken dish tweaked my tastebuds. The white wine/white wine vinegar sauce sounded wonderful and light which was flavored with fresh rosemary and smashed garlic cloves. I was not mistaken and it was a perfect dinner served over my favorite rice. The author attended a Kosher Italian cooking … Continue reading
I am a big fan of all types of rice and all versions of it too. Rice is not meant just for a stir-fry but all kinds of delicious and unique dishes. This Portuguese rice by a Food52 reader’s mother is another recipe that caught my eye. Linguica is a smoke-cured pork sausage seasoned with … Continue reading
This is another delicious way to make cauliflower which I served over a bed of Gandy Dancer’s Rice Pilaf and called it dinner. I am trying to make healthier, meatless and not so many “heavy” meals during the holidays. This recipe comes from https://healthyfitnessmeals.com/sweet-and-spicy-baked-cauliflower/ and I topped off leftovers with spicy chili crisp.
Salmon is a favorite seafood to grill (I did use my Le Creuset cast iron grill pan as it was raining) using so many different marinades such as this version from Bobby Flay. Two new ingredients for me miso (fermented soybean paste) and yuzu juice tweaked my interest. The first time I made it the … Continue reading
This was a fun post to do, but took some time, as I looked at many recipes. From the New Orleans restaurants Commander’s (2000 edition) and Brennan’s (1964 edition) to such chefs as Emeril Lagassez, Pableaux Johnson’s recipe adapted by NYT Cooking, Sara Foster’s Southern Kitchen (2011). Food52, Martha Stewart and Joy the Baker even had … Continue reading
Shrimp is so versatile and there are so many ways to use it in a recipe. It also can be prepared in many ways such as roasting, stir-fries, shrimp cocktail or grilling like in this simple recipe, but always oh so good. The best thing is the meal can be entirely cooked on the grill. … Continue reading
A chimichanga is a Mexican-American deep-fried burrito popular in Tex-Mex and Southwestern U.S. cuisine. However, with this recipe you bake the chimichangas making this a healthier dish. These burritos are basically tortillas wrapped around various fillings such as this flavorful chicken mixture. Serve with Spicy Mexican Refried Beans and Mexican Rice… I started to … Continue reading
Shrimp, stir-fries and spicy food sounds good, doesn’t it? After I received an email referring to this dish I didn’t care for the recipe so I looked through my Asian cookbooks. Surprisingly I did not find what I was looking for so I turned to the internet instead. This is what I came up with … Continue reading
I have found a new rice and a delicious recipe to use it in. Parboiled rice was brought to my attention with Chef Larry’s recipe, a former chef at The Gandy Dancer. I did not quite understand what parboiled rice was so once again I searched the internet for answers to my questions. I used the article … Continue reading
This is another delicious Chinese recipe from Weight Watcher’s and a perfect dish to serve after the Thanksgiving holiday. Like so many others I overate but totally enjoyed every minute of it. I did change this dish by substituting snow peas for the original sugar snap peas. I just happen to like that veggie better. … Continue reading