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Greens and Beans Soup
Greens and Beans Soup 2 T olive oil 1 onion, peeled and thinly sliced 1 leek, thinly sliced (optional) 1 fennel bulb thinly sliced (optional) 2 cloves garlic thinly sliced (garlic is never optional!) [...]
Lemon Squares
Lemon Squares Crust: 12 oz. butter, room temperature 1 ½ C flour 1 C powdered sugar 1 t vanilla Filling: 3 C sugar 6 eggs 2 t vanilla 2 t lemon extract Juice from 6 [...]
Farro with Brussels Sprouts and Chicken with Shiitake
Farro with Brussels Sprouts and Hazelnuts 1 C farro 2 C water 1 t salt 2 T olive oil 12 Brussels sprouts, stemmed, sliced thin About 3T water Salt 2 green onions, thinly sliced 2 [...]
Melomakarona – Olive Oil Cookies
The cookie is a kind of butter cookie that once baked is dipped in honey and rolled in ground walnuts, cinnamon and sugar.
Classic Sponge Cake
You have to be of a certain age to remember sponge cake’s heyday. And if you are of that age you will remember the Francisco Ware that the cake is sitting on in the photo.
Brown Butter Waffles
There’s something so special about waffles. They conjure up images of summer breakfasts in the family cabin in the mountains. Eating out on the deck and deciding wether to ride bikes or swim first. Of course my family never had a cabin in the mountains, but if we did, I have no doubt that is how our mornings would begin.
Kalitsunia
Kalitsunia are a pastry made with olive oil that is filled with a ricotta mixture. They can be filled with anything and frequently are, Swiss Chard, ground beef, whatever needed to be used up.
Breakfast Rice Pudding
I was getting a little bored with my waffle, berries, yogurt breakfast and wanted some other grain based platform for my berries and yogurt.
Cherry Clafouti
I first encountered Clafouti when I was working for The Pleasure of Cooking Magazine on the East Coast.
Cherry Chutney
When Laura and I had Bombar’s we participated in an event at the Oakland Museum honoring local chef’s and local produce and our contribution was Cherry Chutney.
Peanut Butter Coleslaw
Sometimes you just need some sweet long cooked pork topped with crispy slaw sandwiched between a toasted bun.
Cheesy Grits and Eggs
I had a package of stone ground grits on hand, and I always have fresh pastured eggs in the fridge, so it didn’t take too much thinking to put this idea together.
Panzanella
Panzanella is a throw together kind of salad, use whatever vegetables and bread you have around, but there should be three core ingredients bread, tomatoes, and fresh basil. After that, the choices are yours. This is my favorite way to enjoy this salad.
Slow Roasted Pork
Michael Chiarello has a slow roasted lamb that I’ve made that’s thoroughly delicious, the meat comes out sweet, tender and crunchy around the edges. This recipe has all these wonderful attributes in addition to a Carnitas quality to it.
Caprese Stuffed Artichoke
I love artichokes…I love Caprese Salad, so it wasn’t too big a leap to put them together.
Vanilla Cupcakes with Chocolate Icing
1 pound sweet butter, room temperature 1 ½ C sugar 1 T vanilla extract 3 eggs 2 egg yolks 2 ½ C flour 1/2 t baking soda 1 t baking powder 1 t salt 1 [...]
Chicken Teriyaki Skewers and Carrot Slaw
I baked my skewers, but these are even better grilled.
Grilled Swordfish with Mustard Roasted Cauliflower
I loved grilled swordfish bathed in lemon juice and liberally sprinkled with dried oregano (yep, call me Greek). I served my swordfish with Mustard Roasted Cauliflower over a bed of spinach.
Grilled Chicken and Corn Salad with Avocado Cilantro Dressing
I wanted my chicken grilled with a kick, and the rest of the salad cool and creamy.