Hummus with Blistered Tomatoes, Black Radishes, Pickled Ramps
Though the base recipe is fairly authentic, the embellishments are my own and I do apologize if anyone's cultural sensibilities are...
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Mar 3, 2021
Bonus Recipe: Healthy Microwave Oatmeal
This is a quick and healthy breakfast for one person. When my doctor told me that I needed to make dietary changes and suggested my...
Feb 10, 2021
Bonus Recipe: Oat, Nut, Seed and Dried Fruit Balls
I am usually not so interested in sweet treats; my food cravings tend to swing in the direction of savory fried foods and cheese!...
Jan 27, 2021
Black Bean Dip with Watermelon Radish "Chips"
This dip is what came out of my tortured soul when I was trying to think of something I could serve as a coffee table nibble that others...
Nov 16, 2020
Baccalà Mantecato (Salted Cod Mousse)
My sister is deathly allergic to potatoes so has never enjoyed a good Brandade de Morue, something of which I am a big fan. With half a...
Nov 3, 2020
Squash, Pancetta, and Roasted Poblano Dip with Tortilla Chips
I know, I know, I posted a squash related dip just last week. But it is cucurbit season and pumpkin and squash lend themselves really...
Oct 25, 2020
Warm Salad of Brussels Sprouts, Blue Cheese, Shallots, and Dried Cranberries
A few years ago, my mother, sister, L. and I stopped for snacks and drinks at a little hole in the wall place on the Lower East Side. The...
Oct 21, 2020
Pumpkin Dip with Cumin, Coriander, and Candied Cayenne Pepper
Since I was rather weighed down with cucurbits this week, this dip seemed like an excellent way to get some out of the way. The fact that...
Jul 28, 2020
Fresh Crab Dip with Old Bay and Tarragon
There is something to be said for that nice, decadent American recipe for crab dip -- bubbling away and full of cream cheese, but that...
Feb 17, 2020
Bonus Recipe: Foodie Rice Krispie Treats
L. periodically craves Rice Krispy Treats and, since I once read the list of ingredients on the store bought version, I feel compelled to...
Feb 12, 2020
Fried Buttermilk Chicken Tender Nuggets
I have been craving fried chicken recently but it is a lot of trouble to make and I didn't exactly feel up to the task. I compromised by...
Feb 11, 2020
Bonus Recipe: Sweet Potato Rounds with Hummus and Coriander Sriracha
I used store bought plain hummus for this and these turned out amazingly well. L. felt that they needed a crunchy element so next time I...
Feb 11, 2020
Bonus Recipe: "Rocamole"
This was originally a Nigella Lawson recipe but I have bastardized it so often during my many years of making it that I have no longer...
Feb 10, 2020
Oscar Snacks
Not quite sure how it happened but somehow I took a photo that looks like something out of a 1970s cookbook! L. and I contributed a...
Jan 28, 2020
Nikuman (Steamed Pork Buns) - Updated Recipe
My original nikuman recipe was good, but I have had time to do some internet research, eat oodles of them over several trips home to...
Jan 21, 2020
Pineapple Paletas
Boy, oh boy, were these good. So fresh tasting. And fruity. If you plan on disregarding this post because you think that a popsicle by...
Jan 10, 2020
Devilled Ham
People don't seem to eat devilled ham any more and those who have eaten it in their youth have usually only had the devilled ham that...
Oct 9, 2019
Bonus Recipe: Squash Dip
I wanted a nice spread of appetizers for the same foodie friends for whom I created the Harvest Cheer and, as mentioned in last week's...
Sep 24, 2019
Peanut Dip with Crudités
I can take no credit for this dip at all. This recipe is my mother's, which she tweaked from a recipe given to her by a friend back in...
Jul 27, 2019
Zucchini and Yellow Squash Confit, Garlic Toasts and Basil
This is a truly easy dish to make and amazingly delicious, show casing the flavors of summer zucchini, squash and basil. I served this as...
Jul 20, 2019
Bonus Recipe: Apricots in Apérol
My former mother-in-law would poach stone fruit that she found unsatisfactory in simple syrup which, while good, always seemed like an...
Jun 20, 2019
Oni Eggs (Wasabi and Sushi Ginger Deviled Eggs)
tThese were so good that it looks as though we forgot to take a picture of them. so busy were we scarfing them. For what it is worth,...
May 25, 2019
🔁 Miso Chicken Wings
L.'s favorite dish made another appearance this evening. I have posted variations on the menu before, with this one being the best. I was...
May 5, 2019
Roasted Cherry Tomato Toasts
This is the easiest snack or picnic dinner there is. Or, as I did this evening, make it a part of a tapas type dinner. All you need to do...
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