This is a variation on a “Slow Food Fast” recipe in the Wall St. Journal on May 13-14, 2023. That recipe seemed to be in general a good idea, but it also called for some ingredients I did not have. Here is how I made it for 2 people using what I did have. This Read More …
On a recent trip to Germany, Carol very much enjoyed German breads made with lots of seeds, so I baked a loaf for her based on a recipe in Peter Reinhart’s Artisan Breads Every Day. The quantities below are enough to make 2 boules of the size shown in the photos. (710 g. unbaked and Read More …
A couple of years ago, in their “Slow Food Fast” series, the Wall St. Journal published a British version of “fish en excabeche”, “Seared Mackerel With Soused Vegetables”, with the oily fish mackerel balanced off by lightly pickled root vegetables and a bitter leafy vegetable. I made three substitutions due to ingredient availability. For mackerel, Read More …
I frequently make Texas Chocolate Sheet Cake as a dessert for large groups. I recently saw on YouTube a recipe for “Texas Sheetcake for Two” on Whippoorwill Holler and decided to make it for Carol and myself. (As they confess in the actual video, this is really more of sheetcake for four.) It can be Read More …
Gnudi (ricotta gnocchi) are a lighter and less-glycemic alternative to the common gnocchi made out of potatoes and flour. They are similar to the filling of a cheese ravioli.) This version is adapted from lifehacker.com. They think it makes 2 servings, but Carol and I were satisfied with 2/3 of the result. It was fairly Read More …
Carol frequently orders lamb shanks when they are available at a restaurant, so when I saw some at Kroger’s I bought them and made this dish, based on a recipe in Molly Stevens’ book All About Braising. The 2 lamb shanks were about 3 lbs. total, and I cut the meat off the bones after Read More …
Carol was in DC last night and I made a batch of Pizza Dough from The Pizza Bible . I used one quarter of the dough for a very tasty pizza and made a boule out of the other three-quarters. I gave the dough for the boule a final overnight rise in a banneton, and Read More …
Since we went to Turkey last year, I have kept my eyes open for interesting Turkish recipes and spotted one in The Guardian which seemed promising, and was in fact very good. It consists of a spicy lamb stew on top of a creamy and garlicky base of roasted eggplant and yogurt. This will make Read More …
I recently saw an article on “Cowboy Candy”, which referred to sweet pickled jalapenos. That inspired me to make a batch of pickled jalapenos follow the recipe for Bread and Butter Pickles . They turned out well. 1 lb. jalapenos, cut into ¼ inch slices 2 Tbs. salt ½ cup sugar ½ cup white vinegar Read More …
Carol was interested in a seafood equivalent of a lettuce wrap of spiced chicken for a Friday in Lent, and I spotted a shrimp lettuce wrap in The Sunset Cookbook. It was intended as an appetizer for 8-10 people, but it was a good light dinner for 2 persons. It was a bit messy, especially Read More …