Summer is about to be upon us and that means grilling is the dominant form of cooking. I like to grill everything but sometimes I just want to keep it simple. A simple meat to grill, although expensive, is filet mignon. Now and then I find a whole filet mignon (in older times called chateaubriand) […]
A Clutch of Eggs
April 19, 2016 by Leave a Comment
This round-up of eggs–a clutch of eggs–are some of my favorite photos of egg preparations.
Baked Spanish Rice Do-it-Yourself
October 27, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Most people think a Spanish rice dish is called paella. But paella is just one kind of Spanish rice dish and in fact a paella is cooked in a paella, the name of the large metal pan used to cook the dish over a burner, and not in a casserole. In Spain, a baked rice […]
Pork Belly Roasted with Honey Balsamic Glaze Makes A Delicious Appetizer
September 9, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Pork belly as it is sold by butchers and supermarkets includes the skin, fat layer, and some thin muscle streaks from the sides and belly of the hog. Belly is not stomach, but literally the belly. It’s most common use is as bacon. Bacon is the smoked cured slices of belly that are high in […]
Make Ahead Breakfast for New Year’s Day Hangover
December 30, 2013 by Leave a Comment
I no longer drink and therefore no longer need to deal with hangovers, but plenty of revelers do have to manage that problem on New Year’s Day. A dish you’ve made ahead will be a welcome sight. If you were like me you could barely make the coffee, let alone a breakfast that your fat-seeking […]
Brussels Sprouts That Can Convert Even The Haters
November 25, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Thanksgiving dinner in my family is not the time for experimentation. We have old favorites whose recipes we pull out because, after all, we make and eat this food only once a year. Turkey may be the star of the show, but side dishes, including Brussels sprouts, deserve some spotlight treatment too with preparations that […]
Oysters with Bacon, Jalapeno, and Truffle Cheese
May 13, 2013 by 2 Comments
Every once in a while as I’m filing or renaming photos of dishes, which I’ve assiduously been taking since my first digital camera, I come across a dish I’ve made that I don’t remember and that looks so delicious I’m compelled to make it again. Such was the case with this photo of oysters with […]
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