Thanksgiving is surely a time for gastronomic excess, but at the same time, unless your children are adult cooks as mine are and the work is joyfully parceled out, the task of cooking Thanksgiving dinner can become burdensome and stressful. But dinner, especially the Thanksgiving sides, shouldn’t be stressful. When I was a kid, I […]
Beautiful Broccoli Salads for Your Summer Grill Party
August 11, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Summer is a time for grilling and one dilemma the cook faces is what side dishes are to be served. Because grilling usually requires our attention it’s nice to have already prepared side dishes. One of my favorite choices are vegetable salads that can be prepared ahead of time and served at room temperature. Broccoli […]
Simple Cast Iron Cooking: Lamb and Broccoli
June 3, 2015 by Leave a Comment
You can safely say that I’ve gone cast iron crazy ever since my Cooking with Cast Iron class was produced for Craftsy. Sure I’ve owned and used plenty of my cast iron cookware over the years, but since March I hard put my skillet away and just leaf it stovetop cooking all kinds of […]
Griddled Broccoli is the Best
May 27, 2013 by Leave a Comment
One of the simplest ways–and one of the most delicious ways–to cook head forming members of the Cruciferae such as broccoli is to griddle them in a cast iron pan. Not only do you keep all their nutrients you’re finished dish looks pretty and tastes even better. When buying broccoli you’ll want to look for […]
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