Savory Pie in a Cast Iron Skillet

There’s something fun and easy to old-fashioned cooking in cast iron, such as this savory pie made in a cast iron skillet and topped with puff pastry. Savory pies were far more popular in the early part of the last century than they are today. They are waiting to be rediscovered.  This recipe is not […]

Labor Day Grilling Ideas: Grilled Stuffed Chicken Roll-ups

In the region of Campania in Italy, in older times, rural folks always had chickens running around their yards and gardens and the popularity of egg and chicken recipes abound. In this delightful recipe, an involtini or roll-up, a flattened chicken scaloppine stuffed with a mixture of fresh bread, nutmeg, garlic, and mortadella, and wrapped […]

Amazing Rice Dishes from Spain

The southern region of Spain is Andalusia famous for its invention of tapas, of gazpacho, and a myriad of amazingly delicious rice dishes not well known in the United States. Unlike the paella of Valencia, Andalusian rice dishes are usually baked in an oven or if cooked stove-top are usually cooked in an earthenware casserole, […]

Three Dinners in One from a New England Classic

Careful thought can ease your workload considerably, if that’s how you think of cooking, by squeezing three dinners from one initial cooking. It’s a novel way of viewing leftovers in that you’re not using them so much as you are making leftovers to be used according to a plan. First, in the method that follows, […]

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