VALIDATE

Menu du jour kitchen gadget faves : 12 Recipes


  • Recipe Pork Souvlaki & Indian Style Rice Pilaf and another kitchen gadget
    Pork Souvlaki & Indian Style Rice Pilaf and another kitchen gadget
    Pork tenderloin is my other white meat. It's lean, it's affordable and it's so versatile. We grill year-round. In the wet winter, I use an indoor cast iron grill on my gas range. Outdoors, we have two grills-- a Weber grill and a gas grill. The[...]
  • Recipe Grilled Pork Tenderloin with Pineapple-Mango Salsa & another gadget
    Grilled Pork Tenderloin with Pineapple-Mango Salsa & another gadget
    Fresh pineapple is a fruit that I try to keep on hand at all times. In fact, one of my favorite snacks is fresh pineapple and non-fat cottage cheese. Ever since I discovered my pineapple slicer gadget, it's a breeze to work with fresh[...]
  • Recipe Raspberry Palmiers-- Easy Peasy and Ooey Gooey
    Raspberry Palmiers-- Easy Peasy and Ooey Gooey (1 vote)
    I love caramel! I love the flavor of caramelized sugar and a nice chewy texture. I recently been blogging about overcoming my fear of puff pastry , so I decided to graduate from making simple turnovers to making "Palmiers" (otherwise known[...]
  • Recipe Fish & Chips-- thanks to Old Bay Seasoning and Ann Burrell!
    Fish & Chips-- thanks to Old Bay Seasoning and Ann Burrell! (2 votes)
    OK.  I cave in.  I'm bringing out the "non-diet" food!  I have enjoyed seeing all the beautiful salads and low-fat dishes. Good for you! Good for me!  If you're still going gangbusters with losing weight-- don't talk to me![...]
  • Recipe German Rahm Kuchen (Cream Cake)
    German Rahm Kuchen (Cream Cake)
    Does this photo get your attention? This is heaven on a plate. I wouldn't lie to you... Todays' recipe comes from my cousin.. Thank you, Ursula, for showing me how to make this recipe. This will be a special dessert that I will make again and[...]
  • Recipe Juicy Pineapple, anyway you slice it
    Juicy Pineapple, anyway you slice it
    I absolutely love pineapple! My favorite way to eat pineapple is cut up with cottage cheese. For real. It's one of my favorite snacks. I bought a pineapple, last week, that was as green as they come. It was on sale for $2.75. Sweet! For one[...]
  • Recipe Slow Roasted Beef (Cook's Illustrated)
    Slow Roasted Beef (Cook's Illustrated)
    I am a huge fan of roast beef sandwiches.  I prefer that my roast beef is rare, while my husband prefers medium. Either way, a fresh sourdough roll with mayo and deli mustard, Swiss cheese and sweet pickles is my winning formula. The[...]
  • Recipe My herbs, my gadgets, my fast food dinner
    My herbs, my gadgets, my fast food dinner
    Spring is being very good to our garden. I have to give kudos to my husband, who really does have a green thumb. I've got parsley, cilantro, oregano, marjoram, thyme and.. I planted "Chervil" this spring. Why? I have no idea. I can't say[...]
  • Recipe Martha Stewart's Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies
    Martha Stewart's Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies
    I recently bought Martha Stewart's Cookies Cookbook and I am very glad that I did. I love cookies, especially as a treat for lunch boxes. I especially love sugar cookies-- you know, the ones that you roll and cut and decorate with frosting.[...]
  • Recipe Summer Apricots-- Let's start jammin' some more
    Summer Apricots-- Let's start jammin' some more
    Today, I am headed to Los Altos Hills, California. It's a 90 minute drive, north, to my cousin's house. I am really excited about this day, for several reasons: I'm on Day #6 of vacation, with 20 more to go. My husband is on Day #4 with 4 more[...]