Peperonata Potatoes
I had some peperonata rustica (recipe from Keller’s Ad Hoc) and some leftover potatoes sitting in the fridge from last night’s dinner and so I just put them together for a very simple brunch this morning. I served it with poached eggs and sprinkle of Manchego and it was absolutely one of my most favorite brunch [...]
Hot Curried Carrot “Getting Better” Soup
This weekend I experienced an atrocious illness plagued upon us. I don’t know what it was. Maybe the flu? Whatever it was, this thing, (we’ll call it “the beast”) managed to infiltrate our home and demolish every one of us, one by one, for several days each, before we were able to return to a mediocre level of normalcy [...]
Pasta al Pomodoro
It’s so easy, but has such a pretty and seemingly fancy name, which I admit, I enjoy. Easy and fancy? Yep, I’ll take it. Whatever you want to call it, it’s very flavorful and very simple. It’s perfect for us today on this overcast, gray, cold, Tuesday afternoon. Trey is home from school today [...]
Beer & Lime Battered Onion Rings
So, what I’ve noticed lately is that people love easy stuff. They do, it’s true. Who can blame them? I love easy stuff too. Simple is always better than complicated, especially when most of the United States is under an extreme heat wave. It’s going to be about 120 degrees in the sun here on [...]
Burger Pickles
No barbecue should be without pickles, it’s sort of an unwritten law of backyard barbecue entertaining. Homemade pickles add intrigue and maybe even an element of (dare I say…) gourmet sophistication to your simple backyard barbecue. Not only are homemade pickles (pickled cucumbers, to be specific) delicious, they’re also an excellent point of interest. Pickling is an easy (really [...]
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