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Crispy Potato Boats
Not sure why Emma named these potatoes “boats” except that’s what my Mom always called them and this is her recipe. We had these long before potato wedges became popular and they are wonderful when served with chicken or meatloaf, (more…)
Roasted Balsamic Brussels Sprouts and the “Cash Only Line”
You gotta love the chemistry of Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan in just about any film they make (although Joe Versus the Volcano was kinda lame). While watching You’ve Got Mail this weekend I found I really liked the quick wit and banter between the two of them (the script was written by Nora Ephron, need I say more?). Sometimes it is just the way they say a line as in the ”Happy Thanksgiving Back” scene where Kathleen (Meg’s character) is in the “cash only line” in the supermarket – makes me smile – here’s the clip:
I’m confident that Kathleen was buying Brussels sprouts in that scene for Thanksgiving Dinner – maybe because (more…)
Baked Acorn Squash
Halloween was only last week and yet I have been inundated with ideas on what to serve at Thanksgiving in mail, magazines, reality TV, and of course blogs. OMG the pressure to find the perfect vegetable to serve! Okay, just kidding. No pressure here… but when I went to Whole Foods I found a heaping mass of pumpkins, gourds, and a variety of winter squashes, at which I stopped counting when I hit the number 14. (more…)
Lyonnaise Potatoes
Lyonnaise Potatoes is a french dish of pan-fried potatoes, that originated around 1845 in the city of Lyon, which is located in a region called Rhone-Alpes in France. In French, a la lyonnaise means the dish contains onions – think I originally learned how to make this dish watching Julia Child on TV way back when. A lot of recipes suggest blanching or par-boiling the potatoes in advance of the pan-frying (more…)
If it’s Tuesday, it must be stir-fry!
For some reason, Tuesday is the hardest day of the week for me to figure out what to have for dinner. Growing up, we ate the same food each weekday (Monday was meatloaf, Wednesday was lamb chops, Thursday was beef stew, Friday was spaghetti, and Tuesday was … Liver and Bacon. Now you know why I struggle to find something suitable for Tuesday. Although I hated liver as a child, (more…)
Stuffed artichokes
I realized yesterday morning that there were only 4 more weekends left to visit my local Farmers Market before closing for the season and not re-open till May. So it seemed logical to go check out the 85 vendors and see what they were hawking this weekend in terms of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and crafts. As I hadn’t been for a few weeks, I noticed lots of new items not featured earlier this summer, so I struggled to stay focused on the fruits and vegetables and not get caught up in all the colorful crafts that were displayed. In particular I found lovely artichokes, and the reddest of raspberries and ripe red pomegranates. You are likely thinking what do the three items have in common – well nothing, except all three were exceptional each in their own right. So I started with the artichokes using a recipe I adapted a few years ago from Biba Caggiano (From Biba’s Italian Kitchen). As to the raspberries and pomegranates, well….hmmm… (more…)
