Doesn’t look like your typical restaurant sweet and sour chicken, does it? No red dye; no out-of-place, overly sweet maraschinos; no breading; no deep frying. There’s just flavor, and it’s fairly healthful, too. If we ate green pepper at our house, it would be a little prettier. I substituted yellow pepper, and a glance … View Post
Roasted Ratatouille Tart
I got this recipe from an Ellie Krieger (Food Network star) cookbook called The Food You Crave. I added the garlic and yellow pepper and upped the cheese. The crust recipe is the original. I had a 10 1/2-inch tart pan, so I increased the crust by half. Next time I’ll add fresh herbs, perhaps … View Post
Salmon Pasta Salad
This recipe, a favorite warm-weather dish, is from Seafood Pasta and Noodles, The New Classics by Rosina Tinari Wilson. In addition to wonderful recipes, it contains beautiful watercolor illustrations by Marlene McLoughlin. Sometimes I make all the parts of the salad the day before, and combine them quickly the next morning. I try to … View Post
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Homey vegetable casserole
Shame on me. I bought groceries without a menu plan, shopping the sales. I don’t usually do that because you have to go out shopping again after you figure out what to cook. This week I said “Fuggeddaboudid!” (Think Mickey Blue Eyes.) So with my purchases in mind, I searched through cookbooks and the … View Post
