It's like being on the range without having to use an outdoor potty. Plus prepping this steak takes about 5 minutes. No more than 5 minutes per side on the grill (medium or coals) and it's a centerpiece dish. Bon Appetit was just one of the magazines offering up coffee as a marinade ingredient, soContinue reading “Skirt Steak For Coffee Lovers”
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Corn & Crab Soup
My son picked this soup from Bon Appetit. The original calls for cold corn soup with lobster. Too lazy to seek out reasonably priced lobster, I adapted lump crab as the garnish (the fishmonger agreed). We also prefer warm soup to cold, and it was just as easy since we were dining close to theContinue reading “Corn & Crab Soup”
Meat-free Monday (or Tuesday or…) Pasta
I kind of daydream about this pasta. Ok I do daydream. And it's EZ! Throw it together – no deep thoughts. Altogether 3 steps. Cook pasta, blend pesto, roast tomatoes. Dot with ricotta and you're wishing for a spork :)! Don't go all crazy with the pesto recipe either – use your hands for measuringContinue reading “Meat-free Monday (or Tuesday or…) Pasta”
Rhubarb Goodness
Thank goodness I didn't throw out the last of the season's wilted rhubarb. Feel free to cook it at it's peak, but cut off the ends of week-old rhubarb and you've still got the delicious makings of a loose jam, ice cream sauce, fresh fruit drizzle or BBQ ingredient. Please excuse the odd measurements. IContinue reading “Rhubarb Goodness”
Heat Wave Summer Corn Salad
It's either this, or watermelon. You can make it in any weather, but stove free cooking makes best sense in summer. Even children don't usually object to corn. And you can sub just about any raw or cooked veg. 'Nuff said – it's hot. 4 ears of corn, cut from cob (yes, raw) Giant handfulContinue reading “Heat Wave Summer Corn Salad”
Not Breakfast Salad
Breakfast rice, nuts & fruits. I've adapted this from The French Women Don't Get Fat Cookbook. The original calls for protein rich quinoa, but I opt for brown rice. Both options are gluten free and the nuts add protein regardless. Eat before a beach holiday or after splitting a bottle of wine (plus some reallyContinue reading “Not Breakfast Salad”
Nearly Perfect Chicken
For the record, I didn't call it that. My son did…right before he polished it off. It's really a no recipe, recipe I learned from my mom. She baked it, on just about any piece or part over a lifetime of cooking. I put it on the grill and for the first time in aContinue reading “Nearly Perfect Chicken”
“I Don’t Feel Like Cooking” Pasta
Despite the season our local farmer’s market had some hot looking tomatoes last week. They couldn’t be from around here, but family genetics make me desperate. Saturday would be mozzarella, tomato & basil day. Friday would be grilled lamb and pasta with a raw (crudo) tomato sauce. It’s super flex, requires no measuring and exceptContinue reading ““I Don’t Feel Like Cooking” Pasta”
Birthday Muffins
New birthday bowl, say hi to blackberry muffins! I think it's a complimentary relationship 🙂 I also think the easiest way to intro anyone to baking is with muffins. There are a few helpful hints (don't over mix, or the muffins will get tough), but even mistakes are delicious. I happened on a recipe forContinue reading “Birthday Muffins”
Every (any?) Day Hash
So I got two new boy dogs (see photo, below) and I have had less cooking time lately. Not to worry. Necessity being the mother of invention, I threw everything together in a hash this week that I think came out pretty well. Start with leftover potatoes – if I steam them for anything, IContinue reading “Every (any?) Day Hash”
I Am Not A Restaurant! 