Today’s featured recipe gives us a chance to touch several issues in a single swoop. It’s like a master class in Thai techniques! But the dish itself stands out as a truly authentic Pad Thai that will make anyone a fan even if they weren’t before….Read More →
I just adore Hassleback Potatoes. They’re so pretty, tasty and elegant. Alas, I have not been making them at home so much lately. My tired old hands find it hard to cut them ALMOST all the way through in consistent-thickness slices…Read More →
Ramen lovers! Listen UP! Today’s featured recipe involves loads of your fave noodle plus a few unsuspected ingredients – which total up to something really new and exciting. And a process you’ll adapt to a multitude of new quick, satisfying meals!Read More →
‘Ratatouille’ is a dish most folks know, now, thanks to the 2007 Disney-Pixar animated film of the same name. But most don’t know what the classic dish actually entails. For me, Rata-touille is the ultimate surplus summer veggie solution!Read More →
I’d heard of this technique for prepping las-agne noodles. But I’d never tried it. Frankly, I thought that just soaking lasagne noodles in hot water, rather than boiling them, was a fringe ‘custom’. A fad, even. Then I came upon a whole host of ‘soaking’ supporters…Read More →
I remember it like it was yesterday… The first time I visited ‘the Purple Shack on McGregor’ in Ft. Myers Beach and tasted the authentic food of Guadalajara. And my appreciation for real Mexican food changed with my discovery of Pico de Gallo…Read More →
OREO Cookies have been around for 124 years! But did you know that the ‘classic’ OREO was not at all like the one we love today? The Chocolate Wafers have not changed much… But the filling sure has – in attempts to create a confection everyone could enjoy…Read More →
I offer this culinary ‘tip’ with no recommend-ation or warranty. I just think it makes scien-tific sense, and might be worth a try… A num-ber of posts I’ve come across recently are claiming you can keep bananas from ripening too fast by wrapping them up…Read More →