It’s Hanukkah – time for latkes! Potato latkes, Spinach latkes, Noodle latkes we love latkes! The perfect one for this Thanksgivnukkah year is Mashed Potato Latkes – yummy with some leftover cranberry sauce. There are the traditional Potato Latkes, which we only eat with applesauce or as a dinner with a fried egg… One of my…
Month: November 2013
Uncle Jack’s Mandel Bread
As a child, I so looked forward to when my Uncle Jack would come to our house…he often had a loaf of mandel bread with him. Those days were a special treat, Uncle Jack’s mandel bread was pretty much my favorite food in the world, second only to…..Twizzlers. Orange juice dough, candied cherries, almonds and…
Sweet Potato Casserole
Every year the sweet potato casserole is a subject of debate – pecan crumble or marshmallows. We are fairly split – everyone else wants marshmallows, I want pecan crumble. Since I am cooking, this time I win, and it is pecan crumble (last time it was marshmallows). One thing does stay the same – I…
Turkey – All-Natural Free-Range
I am very lucky to have a wonderful free-range turkey farm less than 10 miles from my house – TA Farms. It has taken some adjustment to cooking these birds, and I am still figuring out the best approach. Last year I tried a form of dry brining suggested Ina Garten in her “Accidental Turkey”. …
Cavatappi with Lemony Brussels Sprouts and Lima Beans
Brussels sprouts and lima beans, the two vegetables that make most of America groan and kids run to hide. We are so accustomed to steamed, over-cooked, stinky, frozen Brussels sprouts and dried or frozen lima beans cooked until they are bland and mushy. But once you have tasted these vegetable prepared fresh, in manners that…
Spicy Southwestern Fish Bowl
This is the time of year when I use the “lasts” in my garden. This “last” is my sweet peppers. I still have poblano and jalapeno waiting to be used, but these were the last of the sweet peppers I harvested before the frosts. This recipe is from PinchofYum.com, the only change I made was…
Rigatoni with Roasted Broccoli Rabe, Sun-Dried Tomatoes, Grape Tomatoes & Walnuts
Tonight was fun. I have never cooked broccoli rabe before, but I have wanted to for a while, so I bought some at the market. I started off knowing that I wanted to make a pasta dish with roasted broccoli rabe. I also wanted to use my sun-dried tomatoes. Of course there would be garlic….
Apricot-Onion Chicken
There are some recipes that stay with you for a very long time. Tonight’s dinner was a chicken dish that a friend’s mother had made when I was in my teens. I was a very picky eater then, or perhaps I should say, INCREDIBLY picky eater. Getting me to even taste a new food was…
Flatbread Pizza from the Garden
Sometimes my plans for dinner get changed at the last minute. While I had planned to make a roasted brussels sprouts pasta dish tonight, Cam (who has been sick and barely eating) begged for pizza. I realized that I had some flatbread in the freezer, so, instead of bringing in pizza, we had individual flatbread pizzas…
Pasta with Pan-Seared Cauliflower, Broccoli, Cabbage and Tomato
Ah, fall, time again for broccoli and cauliflower – two of my favorite vegetables. I did not get a chance to plant them in August, but there are plenty of locally grown broccoli and cauliflower to be found. When you have nice, fresh vegetables, sometimes the best thing to do is a simple pan-sear with…
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