brussels w/chorizo & watermelon radish slaw

i purchased made in america-our best chefs reinvent comfort food from urban belly. bill kim’s recipe for brussels sprouts with chorizo is in it from his other restaurant belly shack. it’s a pretty easy recipe & super delish. the recipe is in the link. i highly recommend this beautiful hard cover book. then i used [...]

mascarpone pancakes with blueberry infused maple syrup

i am not really much of a fan of pancakes. this is due to the fact that they are almost always TOO big, TOO dry or TOO sweet. i got this idea for a recipe inspired by my husband’s uncle arthur, who makes divine moist thin cakes i posted the photo i took of them [...]

boars head bacon, egg, carmelized onion & smoked gouda sammie with bacon sauteed brussels sprouts & baby spinach

so today was all about emptying the fridge. i am getting tired of having dorm fridges. i can’t ever freeze anything. for awhile i was using the great outdoors but last night i put a loaf of nice artisan bread to freeze & in the morning it had rained on it & got warmer. luckily [...]

herbed matzo ball soup with tuscany egg noodles

i have been making matzo ball soup for years. it’s really fun & very delicious. yesterday’s broasted chicken stock turned out so savory & dark from the herbed chickens i was very excited to make the balls today. it’s pretty simple, but takes patience cause it can take awhile. i love herbs in the balls, [...]

triad of taste

that’s my gourmet broasted chicken stock made from scraps from my other creations. a simple broth that makes me very happy is chicken stock. all i have to do is add a few egg noodles or make some very simple matzo balls with ginger & green onions. that will definitely be the next blog post. [...]

lamb love

i woke to some drama on saturday that upset me all weekend. i cooked all day to get my mind off of it. i did not think anything turned out because i was not a happy cook. and sad cooks = sad food. first i made the green beans from the previous post. they turned [...]

wednesday burger

because i finally own a cast iron skillet, i had to put it to proper use. onions will never be the same. or bacon. or burgers. fry some bacon. i purchased it recently in a slab that i can slice any thickness or use for flavoring. much better than already sliced. after it’s crisp, set [...]

broccoli quiche sammie

i originally wanted to bake a quiche this morning, but i forgot that i threw out my dough attachment. why did i do that? i am an anti-horder, so sometimes i toss out stuff i regret. this made no sense, though because the piece was very small. anyhow, instead i made a sammie. rye bread [...]

meatloaf virgin

i have never made meatloaf before. i never thought of it. but i was watching the food network and someone made it wrapped in bacon. i tried to study the ingredients so i could give it a shot. it’s a little cold & it sounded like good comfort food. they wrapped the loaf in the [...]

taters ‘n sprouts

i have been trying to collect vintage kitchen stuff. this sweet little sauce pot is my new purchase. it makes me happy today’s cooking was about cleaning out the fridge to make room for new stuff. i began making twice baked potatoes, but decided to turn it into potatos au gratin. 5 medium yukon gold [...]