These crunchy fritters have chopped walnuts and a lot of herbs. Can be served as a side dish with salmon or roasted chicken. This Yogurt with Lemon and Mint…
I cook a lot lately with basil and I love it. Here is a little history lesson from The Spice Book, 1964. BASIL Cut with a Golden Sickle “Cooks…
Bell peppers come in a rainbow of colors. They may be used here in any combination, as long as a few red ones are included in the mix. Red…
Possibly one of the most popular seafood dishes in the entire world, shrimp can be found on menus all across North and South America as well as in the…
You can use a food processor to make eggplant dip, but take care not to make it too smooth; this is supposed to be a rustic, slightly chunky dip.…
Appetizers/ Vegetables
Curried Fried Eggplant and Bob’s Red Mill’s Spar for the Spurtle Oatmeal Recipe Contest + GIVEAWAY
Bob’s Red Mill kicked off its second annual Spar for the Spurtle 2 Oatmeal Recipe Contest which invites home cooks and professional chefs alike to submit videos demonstrating a…
It is always a good idea to pop a bunch of corn when watching a movie with friends, the games or even all alone with your book. Adding some…
When you are not sure what to serve, this cabbage salad provides the perfect solution, suitable for an informal meal with your family, working lunch with colleagues where a…
Appetizers/ Meat & Poultry/ Poultry, Game
Onion Marmalade with Fig Balsamic Vinegar served over Chicken Liver Pâté
ONION “Rose Among Roots” from The Spice Cookbook, 1964 Had Robert Louis Stevenson been a modern advertising man, and been offered a fee to glorify the onions, he couldn’t…
FENNEL – Venerable Panacea from The Spice Cookbook, 1964This aromatic herb, whose smell is very much like that anise, was believed by ancient scholars to be among the nine…
There is nothing more delightful than a complete luncheon of hors-d’oeuvres, especially on a hot day in summer. The color and variety of the various dishes, particularly when accompanied…
A few days ago, I’ve got beautiful homegrown, range-free organic eggs as a present from our dear neighbors, and I decided to make an Egg Sandwich. I truly love…
Sweet potatoes and yams: True sweet potatoes are tuberous vegetables with light to deep-red skins and pale yellow to orange flesh. The term yam is also incorrectly applied to…
There are so many different crab cake recipes that it boggles my mind. It’s impossible to improve a good crab cake, and sometimes simple is better. This is a…
Brunch (breakfast and lunch combined) is American in origin, and the English have adopted it because it fits in well with the modern way of life without upsetting their…