Sheet-Pan Roasted Fish With Sweet Peppers

November 27, 2020

Melissa Clark of the New York Times is at it again with another great, easy sheet pan dinner. This woman must dream about food. You start by roasting colorful sweet peppers, then add the fish with sliced olives and a garlicky parsley dressing. I tossed in some grape tomatoes as well along with a few […]

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Garlic Parmesan Roasted Potatoes

November 20, 2020

I’ve tried all kinds of recipes for roasted potatoes over the years. Some asked you to parboil them first, which sounds like a lot of trouble for a side dish. Other methods caused the potatoes to lose their tender interior as the outside got crispy. This recipe from the website Damn Delicious (cute name!) is […]

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Pan Seared Halibut With White Beans and Gremolata

November 14, 2020

I love every ingredient in this recipe from Holly Sander at TasteandSee.com And it’s healthy, easy and delicious! In one pan you cook the beans with some onion, garlic, chicken broth, lemon juice and tomatoes. Then quickly sear the fish in another pan, add it to the beans and garnish with gremolata made with parsley, […]

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Alex Guarnaschelli’s Pumpkin Spice Pork Chops

November 6, 2020

If you’re looking for a comforting uncomplicated dinner as the election count approaches completion, try this one. It’s a recipe from Food Network star Alex Guarnaschelli’s new cook book called “Cook With Me”. She says its the kind of simple weeknight dinner she often makes with her daughter; a simple 20 minute one pan meal. […]

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Grilled Pesto Turkey Burgers

October 29, 2020

Long time friend Diane Armstrong returned recently from a trip to Colorado, and this was the recipe she was happy to bring back with her. She is about the last of our friends from college turning a major milestone birthday this year, and we’re happy to have her join the club! It’s a shocking number […]

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Sheetpan Sausage With Peppers and Tomatoes

October 23, 2020

This is a great one pan meal that is ready in a flash. Just toss together sausages, tomatoes, peppers, garlic and shallots on a sheet pan with some olive oil and run it under the broiler. Options to add red pepper flakes, dried oregano, red onion, olives or whatever you’ve got hanging around that sounds […]

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Julia’s Caesar

October 15, 2020

In her cookbook “Small Victories”, Julia Turshen shares that when she was a private chef, the most requested item she prepared for lots of different families was Caesar salad dressing. She left containers of her version in refrigerators all over New York City. The beauty of this recipe for me is swapping the traditional raw […]

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Heirloom Tomato Tart

October 9, 2020

This New York Times recipe from Vallery Lomas should be a summer staple when those juicy colorful heirlooms are in the farmer’s markets. This has a flaky crust filled with custard and herbs, with pesto in every bite. If I lived in Australia, I’d be making this for Christmas morning! Thank you Kathy for another […]

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Chrissy Teigen’s Herby Crunchy Rice Noodle Salad

October 2, 2020

Chrissy (Mrs. John Legend) has two cook books, a zillion social media followers, and two totally adorable tiny children with another on the way. Her Sport’s Illustrated swimsuit cover body doesn’t seem to suffer from her love of cooking and all things delicious. This new recipe just popped up online and is crunchy, slippery and […]

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Blueberry Cake With Almond and Cinnamon

September 24, 2020

Popular cook book author Alison Roman began her career as a pastry chef, and those continue to be some of her best recipes. (Salted butter and chocolate chunk shortbread cookies already posted here!) This buttery dense cake, made rich with almond flour will stay fresh for up to four days; but I seriously doubt it […]

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