I just made and ate this blood and mandarine orange salad and now I’m sure this will be one of my favorite salads all spring and summer long. It’s a variation of a classic Sicilian (know for their citrus fruits) Blood Orange Salad with red onions and gorgonzola. Use whatever oranges are in season and […]
It started as a potato salad made with baby fingerling potatoes…and then I added the blackened shrimp…and then anything in my fridge that I thought would be tasty; avocado, pickles, a hard boiled egg, red and jalapeño pepper, red cabbage, picked jalapeño and served it over romaine…and what I got was a masterpiece of a […]
This is my new favorite way to eat potatoes…which I could eat every day. They’re cut, drizzled with olive oil, seasoned and baked. Then while they’re still slightly undercooked they’re removed from the oven, topped with cheese and your choice of toppings. In this one I used pickled jalapeños and snippets of sun-dried tomatoes. Below, […]
The other day I had a major craving for onion rings, crispy on the outside, tender on the inside and dusted with a spicy herbed seasoning…so I had to make my own. And oh boy am I glad I did! These beauties satisfied all of my desires and I can’t wait to make them again. […]
Whenever I would take-out vegetable lo mein I’d always be disappointed by the limp vegetables and overcooked noodles…so I make it myself of course. I julienned all of my favorite vegetable – lots of them – and did a quick stir fry in sesame oil and then made the sauce my own with soy sauce […]
I’m always surprised when people tell me they don’t like eggplant and I suspect it’s because they never had it cooked well. Cooked thoroughly, without being greasy, and mixed with kalamata olives, capers and tomatoes results in this the classic Mediterranean dish that is full of intense flavor and makes the perfect base for seafood, […]
Growing up, I didn’t have much of a back yard because it was all turned into a vegetable garden, with at least half of it devoted to tomatoes. It was my favorite time of the year when I could walk between the tomato plants, running my hands along their leaves, releasing their distinctive aroma. […]
Even summer needs it’s soup and this lentil soup is perfect for any rainy day or cool evening. It’s spicy with sautéed jalapeño in a starting soffritto of onions and carrots; made hearty with sliced gourmet mini potatoes and finished off with sautéed escarole and diced tomatoes in oil, garlic and red pepper flakes. […]
Oh my! Pasta salad has come a long way from the mayonnaise soaked elbow macaroni in the deli section. This is pasta primavera as a salad with all the veggie goodness like broccoli, peas, green beans, carrots, zucchini, tomatoes and more tossed with orecchiette pasta in a light mayonnaise dressing enhanced with sautéed oil […]
It just so happens that it’s just as easy to make a frittata big enough to feed a crowd of eight or more, as it is to feed just one. So if I have unexpected guests at home or if I simply want to use up a bunch of ingredients in my fridge, a […]
