This one has always been a favorite of my parents and me. It's a relatively simple meal once again utilizing the chicken breast technique that I've used a few times now. It's a great, quick, healthy meal that uses lots of veggies and creates a flavorful sauce. 2 Chicken Breasts 1 Onion, Sliced 1 Red … Continue reading Mediterranean Chicken
Pet ownership is great most of the time: but, sometimes it can lead to some real hair raising moments. Like yesterday when I turned my back for a few minutes with the balcony door open and Purriosa somehow jumped off, fell two stories, and ended up goodness knows where. It was double worried since I … Continue reading Purriosa Gave Me a Real Scare
We saw someone post a question about Vodka Sauce for Pasta on Reddit. They were asking if the Vodka actually added anything to the sauce or did it just melt away. There was quite a discussion about it, but as usual in cases of food J. Kenji Lopez-Alt from Serious Eats had already done the … Continue reading Pasta With Vodka Sauce
This is a classic recipe, one of many, I learned when in culinary school since it uses a lot of extremely basic, but important techniques in order to learn cooking. I decided to dust it off since I was craving a protein dish with a nice mushroom flavor and the acidity of wine. 2 Chicken … Continue reading Chicken Marsala
One of my favorite things when I was growing up was a fruit smoothie. We would drive to one of the many malls in Massachusetts and get one from a local chain. We eventually learned how to make them ourselves. But the real beauty of them is the fact that you can alter the recipe … Continue reading Fruit Smoothies
We hiked this trail several weeks ago when James was visiting us from Portland. It was so beautiful and pleasant we recommended it to our Volksport friends and members here in Southern Oregon. Many people responded with, we'll be there, can't wait. So last Friday, We woke up to a bright sunny warm day. Hopped … Continue reading Green Springs Mountain Loop
Made this last night for a Memorial Day cookout. Korean-style short ribs can be found at most Asian markets. The cut, also known as "flanken," refers to a strip of beef cut across the bone from the chuck end of the short ribs. Unlike American and European-style short ribs, which include a thick slice of … Continue reading Kalbi (Korean Barbequed Beef Ribs)
When we lived in Santa Barbara there was a little Italian food place called Petrini's. It was like a little piece of the North end of Boston in California. It was a family dining style Italian food restaurant right down to the red an white checkered tablecloths and Chianti candles. I miss it dearly, and … Continue reading Chicken Picatta
I was looking into a few easy recipes that I could make small quantities of so I wouldn't have some many leftovers that just go bad in the fridge. Bachelor cooking has a few pitfalls after all. I found many great recipes that are working well. They all have one thing in common. They all … Continue reading Skillet Chicken Breasts
In honor of Memorial Day and the initiation of grilling season, I offer this recipe from Food Network Magazine, which is a simplified way to cook traditional brats, with easy cleanup. This is the way I am going to do them from now on. Ingredients: 1 onion, sliced 1 clove garlic, smashed 1 bay leaf … Continue reading Beer-Braised Bratwurst
