Ingredients: 1 cup couscous 1 cup boiling water 3 tablespoons olive oil 1 clove garlic, minced 1/4 cup diced red bell pepper 4 green onions, sliced 1 cup cherry tomatoes 1 cup fresh basil leaves 1 pinch salt 1 pinch ground black pepper 1 dash balsamic vinegar 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese Directions: Preheat […]
I love brunch entertaining. With blueberries at the height of season, this decant dish is similar to a bread pudding, so it can be used as an entrée or cut smaller for dessert with a scoop of vanilla gelato. In this recipe the French toast is soaked overnight like bread pudding — in the morning […]
Pasta salad, a throw back from the 80’s is making its way back to the kitchen. Simple and the fact that you can make one batch and it will last for days makes it affordable and refreshing for summer meals. A simple gluten free pasta makes this even healthier and buying boneless chicken breasts on […]
Ingredients (Filling): 1 15-ounce carton ricotta cheese 1/4 cup granulated sugar 4 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa powder 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 1/2 teaspoon finely shredded orange peel 1/4 cup finely chopped dark or bittersweet chocolate 10 Homemade Chocolate Cannoli Shells or packaged cannoli shells Powdered sugar Pistachio nuts shelled Unsweetened cocoa powder (optional) Directions: […]
I adapted a recipe that I read in Cuisine at Home to inspire some of the flavors and techniques that I love. Cinnamon Bourbon such as firefly and espresso sugar add great punches of flavor when married with the citrus and brown sugar brine. Ingredients ½ cup brown sugar ¼ cup kosher salt 2 cups […]
Flavor — crunchy, creamy, luscious — you’ll see why. Ingredients: 1 medium white onion 1 pound tomatoes, quartered 2 large garlic cloves 1 or 2 fresh serrano chiles, stemmed 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoon vegetable oil, divided 3 cups shredded iceberg lettuce 6 large radishes, halved and sliced 1/2 cup chopped cilantro, divided Fresh yellowfin […]
Ingredients: 1 box (8 ounces) cannelloni or manicotti pasta (about 12 shells) 1 cup whole milk ricotta cheese 1 cup Farmer’s cheese1 cup sundried tomatoes with juice 3/4 cup grated Parmesan, plus 1/4 cup for sprinkling 1 eggs 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil leaves ¼ cup fresh parsley minced 1 pound precooked large shrimp- remove […]
A stop at Geier’s Sausage Kitchen and I found baby back ribs at 5.99 pound. Serve with spaetzle and pretzel rolls to sop up all the sauce. Ingredients 2 full racks baby back ribs salt and pepper 1 onion, diced 2 carrots, diced 6 cloves of garlic, halved 2 bottles Belgium or German beer 1 […]
Ingredients: 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil 3 teaspoons minced fresh parsley, divided 2 garlic cloves, minced 6 1-inch-thick beef tenderloin steaks (about 6 ounces each) 2 ounces cream cheese, room temperature 1/4 cup finely crumbled blue cheese (about 1 ounce) 2 tablespoons finely chopped seeded red or green jalapeño chiles 1 shallot, finely chopped 3/4 […]
While the Chicken Kelaguen — a dish from Guam — is traditionally made with a fresh coconut, I substituted shaved or shredded coconut and some pure coconut water with the same results. Ingredients: Finadene Sauce: 1 cup soy sauce 1 cup lemon juice 1 large onion, finely chopped 5 hot peppers, finely chopped (wear gloves […]