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Mexican Pizza
Cinco de Mayo recipe – I love Mexican pizza. Is Mexican pizza authentic? NO. Do I care? NO. This is actually a copy cat recipe from Taco Bell. Mexican Pizza Serves 4 1/2 lb ground beef 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 tsp dried minced onion 1/4 tsp paprika 1 1/2 tsp chili powder 2 Tbs […]
Continue ReadingChipotle Shrimp Taco with Avocado Salsa Verde
My friend, Amy, just came back from New Mexico and brought me some Hatch Green Chili powder. What a treat! When she passed it off, it felt like we were doing a drug deal. I defy any cop to stick his finger in this! I’ve spent hours trying to decide what to make first and […]
Continue ReadingLemon Pudding Cake
I made this last night because my husband, Eric, always says “Nothing can be too lemony!” Lemon Pudding Cake Serves 6 6 Tbs lemon curd, or about ½ jar ½ cup soft unsalted butter, plus more for greasing 1¼ cups sugar 1 cup flour 2 tsp baking powder 2 eggs […]
Continue ReadingA Hot Cocktail!
A few weeks ago I was on the East coast with my daughter, Zoe, visiting some of the colleges she is considering for next year. One night, we stayed with our good friends, Leslie and Mark in Hartford, Connecticut. Leslie is a wonderful chef and has written three cookbooks – Simply Shrimp, Salmon, and (Fish) Steaks, Simply […]
Continue ReadingPerfect French Fries
Golden on the outside, soft and fluffy on the inside. Even food snobs who shun McDonald’s have to admit that they serve the mother of all French fries. Ray Kroc, one of the chain’s founders wrote in his autobiography that the fry was “almost sacrosanct for me. Its preparation a ritual to be followed religiously.” […]
Continue ReadingWarm Frenched Green Beans & Chicken Salad
Here’s a very healthy salad using frenched green beans. You can also used snow peas sliced lengthwise. This recipe is very low in fat and high in protein and a new take on chicken salad. Warm Frenched Green Beans & Chicken Salad Serves 4 1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breast, trimmed 14 oz can reduced-sodium […]
Continue ReadingRomanian Meat Balls (Chifteluţe)
In honor of my friend Alina’s birthday today, I am posting a recipe that her Romanian Grandmother (Omama) used to make us. They were these little fried meatballs that were good hot or cold. I think her’s had just ground meat and maybe some parsley in them. It was one of our favorite after school […]
Continue ReadingFried Smashed Potatoes with Lemons
I over heard my daughter, Zoe, watching Giada De Laurentiis – Giada at Home. The episode was called When Life Gives you Lemons. It turns out our lemon tree is full to capacity with lemons! Fried Smashed Potatoes with Lemons Serves 4 Potatoes: 2 lbs baby or fingerling potatoes 1/4 cup olive oil, plus extra […]
Continue ReadingAsparagus Soup With Chickpeas and Gremolata
This fresh spring asparagus soup is thickened with chickpeas and flavored with gremolata. Gremolata or gremolada is a chopped herb condiment typically made of lemon zest, garlic, and parsley. Serve as a first course at a spring dinner party or as a light main course with a side salad and cheese and crusty bread. Asparagus Soup With Chickpeas and Gremolata Serves 4 1 […]
Continue ReadingExtra Flaky Scallion Pancakes
Green onion pancakes are available in China, Taiwan, and other areas of the world with ethnic Chinese populations, in restaurants and as a street food item, and is also commercially available packaged fresh or frozen solid in plastic packages (often in Asian supermarkets). ingredients, such as chopped fennel greens and sesame seeds are sometimes added […]
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