My neighbor, Shala, is passionate about the food from her native Syria. Several times a month, she shares another delicious dish that is exotic to us but home cooking to her. Our family favorite is her delicious version of tabbouleh which she tells me is favorite picnic food in Syria. And when she offered to [...]
Continue reading...30. August 2008
So you like Sloppy Joes, right? Who doesn't? (Well, ok, I see you raising your hand, but I also see that you collect those freakish Marie Osmond "Little Elvis" dolls, so how can we trust your opinion?) But Sloppy Joes + Young Kids = Dog gets extra dinner. What to do? Well, rest easy, chickens. Francie is coming to your rescue with my Neat Joes and they couldn't be simpler.
Continue reading...13. July 2008
I checked out a Japanese cookbook and next to the recipes for sushi and miso soup, I found a recipe that would make my cast-iron skillet proud - tonkatsu. Traditionally made from pork, I decided to try the chicken version called simply Chicken Katsu.
Continue reading...17. June 2008
If you automatically think foods named alliteratively are junk foods marketed to kids, well, I’ve got something to tell you. You’re probably right. I mean, think of all these great gourmet treats… Captain Crunch, Dunkin’ Donuts, Frosted Flakes, Ding Dongs and Fiddle Faddle (the latter which reminds me of my great aunt, Hilda, who [...]
Continue reading...16. May 2008
I stuffed them with chopped roasted red pepper, the chopped stems of the mushrooms (you saved those, right?), parmesan and mozzarella, garlic and oregano. I grilled them for about 10 minutes on medium and then browned them a bit under the broiler to give it that nice, golden brown toasty look (totally optional.) This is one [...]
Continue reading...25. April 2008
I crave coconut. Anything coconut. My youngest says coconut makes her gag which makes me wonder if she was switched in the hospital.
Continue reading...21. April 2008
I've been visited by the grocery gremlins again. You know, the ones who devour everything you bring home to cook dinner with so that when you go to make said dinner, the ingredients are now missing, or sometimes the box is still there but it's now empty and said gremlin put it back without telling you so you wouldn't know that <strong>they ate every last one!? </strong>I have three gremlins in this house...I married one and gave birth to the other two.
Continue reading...12. April 2008
Vegetables, melty cheese and bread. You're welcome.
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22. October 2008
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