From the cookbook, “Perfect Cakes” by Nick Malgieri, this recipe caught my eye because of its use of pantry ingredients and simple straightforward preparation. It’s really more of a bar-type dessert than a cake. It sounded like a great recipe for new fall apples and the first time I tasted it I might have eaten more than one piece…I think … Read More
Smoked Salmon & Potato Salad
Smoked Salmon & Potato Salad Whether you’re smoking the salmon yourself or purchasing it, the rich flavor of hot-smoked salmon is a great counterpoint to the tart flavor of this herbal vinaigrette. You can easily smoke it at home yourself with a smoker box for woodchips which gets placed on your grill. Dressing the potatoes with vinegar while they are … Read More
Crispy Fried Fish Sandwich with Chipotle Tartar Sauce
Yield: 4 servings Tartar Sauce: 1 cup mayonnaise 2 teaspoons finely minced onion ½ teaspoon fresh lemon juice 1 tablespoon well-drained capers 2 teaspoons caper juice 2 dashes Tabasco sauce 1 tablespoon chopped chipotle Dash of paprika for color In a food processor with the steel blade, blend together the mayonnaise, onion, lemon juice, capers, caper juice, and Tabasco. Add … Read More
Salad of Pears & Spiced Nuts in Parmesan Crisp
Salad of Pears & Spiced Nuts in a Parmesan Crisp The spiced nuts make make more than what is needed for this salad because it’s hard to go with less than one egg white. The extras can be stored in an airtight container for future salads or just general snacking. The Parmesan crisps can be made earlier in the day … Read More
Sliced Tomatoes with Warm Bacon Dressing
Sliced Tomatoes with Warm Bacon Dressing The fresh flavor of vine-ripe summer tomatoes needs little embellishment. This easy dressing adds just enough of an accent without overwhelming that special summer flavor. A combination of different heirloom tomatoes will make for a brighter and visually vibrant salad. Slicing tomatoes vertically instead of cross-wise (as most people do), will create more consistent … Read More
Moroccan Carrot, Date, and Grape Salad
Moroccan Carrot, Date, and Grape Salad The aromatic quality of this salad is provided through the use of orange flower water which is distilled from fresh orange blossoms. Orange flower water can be found in specialty and mid-eastern markets or delis. If you are unable to use orange flower water, you can leave it out, but I’d encourage you to … Read More
Nigerian Beef Suya
Nigerian Beef Suya Beef Suya is a popular street food found in Nigeria. According to various sources, the street vendors will marinate and cook the meat on skewers earlier in the day and then rewarm over grills when they set up their stands in the evening. Street vendors probably do the advance cooking so they can more quickly serve crowds … Read More
Red Wine & Blueberry Glazed Chicken
Red Wine & Blueberry Glazed Chicken This is a simple cook and reduce glaze that would also be delicious on a pork tenderloin or ham. Grating the onion instead of dicing it creates smaller pieces that blend into the mix and releases more juice to blend with the liquid ingredients. When I prepared this on my Facebook Live show I … Read More
Southwest Potato Salad
Southwest Potato Salad This was inspired by a salad I enjoyed at a barbecue restaurant in Dallas. I had previously created the dressing recipe as a dipping sauce for fritters and always thought it would be a delicious dressing for other salads. I’ve combined it with the elements I recalled from the potato salad I had enjoyed, and the result … Read More
Vanilla Panna Cotta & Rhubarb Strawberry Swirl Pie
Vanilla Panna Cotta & Rhubarb Strawberry Swirl Pie I love the silky texture of panna cotta and some point recently, I thought about what a nice contrast it would make with the crunch of a crust. As my mind ventured, I thought about the tartness of rhubarb and what a nice contrast that would make against the creamy richness of … Read More