Sheet Pan Lemon Herb Salmon and Baby Zucchini
When I'm tired and lazy, which is every night, I love making dinner on a sheet pan. Also, if you use parchment paper, you don't even have to clean the pan. The recipe calls for dried herbs, but I used fresh from my herb garden. I know certain people on the east coast will be rolling their eyes. It's meant to be 90° F in Los Angeles today. We want FALL!
By - Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 20 mins
- Yields: 4 Servings
Balsamic Rosemary Beef Steak Tips and Mushrooms
Steak tips are actually Flap meat, which is a thin cut of meat that comes from the bottom sirloin butt, similar to flank, hangar or skirt steak. The marinade for these Balsamic Rosemary Beef Steak Tips and Mushrooms is a wonderful combination of balsamic vinegar, soy sauce, rosemary, garlic and a touch of sugar, which helps tenderize the meat.
- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 20 mins
- Yields: 4 Servings
Apple Mille-Feuille
My daughter Zoe made this Apple Mille-Feuille for dessert. It's a rather odd way of using puff pastry by baking it between to baking sheets on top of each other. The end result is astounding. It's topped with a luscious bourbon laced whipped cream.
Beef Bourguignon with Gnocchi
I was out yesterday and my daughter Zoe called me. She asked if she could borrow the blue Le Creuset pot that was in our garage. I said sure, but it was her Christmas present! She made this Beef Bourguignon with Gnocchi, which looked incredibly delicious! However, she did NOT make it at our house, so I never got to have any! The way the recipe is written looks rather complicated, but in fact, it's fairly simple.
- Yields: 4 - 6 Servings
French Garlic Chicken
Here is an absolutely delicious French Garlic Chicken recipe. It's tender, juicy and enhanced by the subtle flavor of herbes de Provence. I have included two ways to prepare it, one in an Instant Pot and another on the stovetop.
- Prep: 30 mins
- Cook: 20 mins
- Yields: 2 - 3 Servings
Pan Banging Chocolate Chip Cookies
Anyone who’s been on social media in the last year has probably already seen Sarah Kieffer’s perfectly imperfect “pan-banging” chocolate chip cookies. As a cookie lover who errs on the chewy side, I was excited to try creating my own mesmerizing ripple effect (as well as the cheap thrill of slamming a sheet pan against a hot oven rack). What I wasn’t trying to do, however, was open my oven 5 - 6 times while the ambient temperature in my house was 90° F. Now that we are slowly (and I mean sloooowly) easing into fall here in Southern California, I thought I’d give these a try. Let me tell you, they are definitely worth the warm kitchen.
- Prep: 40 mins
- Cook: 35 mins
- Yields: Makes 10 cookies
Lemon-Garlic Marinated Lamb Chops
Anyone that knows me well, knows that I despise lamb. When we lived in England I had to endure many a Sunday lunch thinking of ways to hoist it over onto my husband's plate without the hostess noticing. I was only sometimes successful... Last week I bought him these lamb chops, gave him the recipe and sat in the living room with a vodka soda while he made them. This just shows how much I love him. So, these Lemon-Garlic Marinated Lamb Chops are Greek-inspired and I was told they were rather good.
- Prep: 35 mins
- Cook: 15 mins
- Yields: 4 Servings
Instant Pot Red Bean and Quinoa Soup with Taco Fixins
My daughter Grace made this delicious Instant Pot Red Bean and Quinoa Soup. She actually gave me a portion, which is a real role reversal! This soup is healthy and packed with protein.
Roasted Broccoli and Cherry Tomatoes
This Roasted Broccoli and Cherry Tomato side dish is effortless to make. It's all tossed together, roasted on a sheet pan and topped with Parmesan cheese.
- Prep: 5 mins
- Cook: 25 mins
- Yields: 4 - 6 Servings
Beef Stew in Red Wine Sauce
This Beef Stew in Red Wine Sauce is from Jacques Pépin. His mother used to serve it at her restaurant, Le Pélican. The meat becomes incredibly tender. He uses red wine for the deeply flavored sauce.
- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 1 hr 30 mins
- Yields: 4 Servings
