This easy one pot dinner suitable for weeknights is adapted from 30SecondsFoods. It will serve 4-6 people and will take about an hour total. It has a very pleasant lemony flavor. ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil 1 Tbs. lemon zest ¼ cup lemon juice 2 Tbs. chopped garlic 1 tsp. dried thyme 1 tsp. Read More …
This recipe is adapted from a variation on Smashburger Tacos developed by Catherine Brookes which I found on mashed.com. The recipe will make 4 servings of 2 tacos each. Carol and I enjoyed half of it last night and will make the other half tomorrow night. It is quick and mostly involves pantry ingredients. For Read More …
About a week ago I made Saizeria Milano Doria which is an example of a class of Japanese dishes inspired by European cuisine. (Doria are gratins on a rice base. The first Doria was invented in the Hotel New Grand in Yokohama in the 1930s with seafood.) This version is adapted from a charming Japanese Read More …
I was looking for a kid-friendly cookie recipes to make with my granddaughters and spotted this one at www.upstateramblings.com. They were easy to make and were enjoyed by both kids and adults. I increased the amount of jam in a second batch from the original to 1/3 cup. A batch will make about 20 cookies Read More …
Saizeria is the name of a chain of Japanese-Italian restaurants. Doria is the Japanese name for western-style dishes consisting of a layer of cooked rice, topped with sauteed meat or fish and vegetables, a bechamel sauce and cheese. Milano Doria is a signature dish of the Saizeria chain, and a photo of it appears in Read More …
A big hit at our most recent choir party was a dip brought by one of the sopranos. It turned out to be buffalo chicken dip and it seems that the standard recipe is at allrecipes! Here is how I made it tonight to general approval. This will take less than an hour and will Read More …
This version of naan is based on a recipe from lentillovingfamily.com. It makes 8 breads and takes less than 3 hours end to end, although it would probably be even better with an overnight stay in the refrigerator. As the photo shows, I cooked these on a Blackstone grill, which makes it easy to cook Read More …
There is a famous dish “chicken with 40 cloves of garlic”. (Someday I will add that to my blog.) A cousin to “chicken with 40 cloves of garlic” was in yesterday’s Richmond Times-Dispatch (from eatingwell.com) as an easy weekday dinner. It was indeed an easy dish using mostly pantry ingredients. It serves 4 people and Read More …
This is the sauce I made for the Chicago Deep Dish Pizza. It is intended to be warmed and served on top of the pizza which is baked without sauce. This recipe was adapted from The Pizza Bible by Tony Gemignani. Carol thought it was too thick. It can be used immediately, but is better Read More …
Carol asked for a Chicago-style deep dish pizza, and I made one based on The Pizza Bible by Tony Gemignani. It turned out well, but I would do things a bit differently the next time. The pan I used was a 13-inch paella pan, and I rolled the dough out too much so that a Read More …