I bought a small pork roast the other day. I used a bit of it to make my Hot and Sour Soup and had a nice chunk left over. We thought it would be a good Sunday dinner that we could eat after watching the Patriots play the Bills. (The Patriots won, but it had … Continue reading Rosemary Garlic Pork Roast
We watched the Packers get beat by the Eagles yesterday night (Boo!). For the game, I made Sloppy Joes and Black Bean Salsa. This is my tried and true recipe and it is always a hit. We serve it with corn chips. It keeps well in the fridge and improves with age. Ingredients: 2 Anaheim … Continue reading Black Bean Salsa
I made this the other night to accompany the Mapo Tofu. It was a nice addition as it added a needed crunch factor to the soft tofu. It would be great just served alone with white rice or even as a topping for a sandwich. I left off the raw garlic as both Laura and … Continue reading Kongnamool (Korean Bean Sprouts)
This is a recipe by Maangchi. If you want to have some fun look her up on the internet and watch some of her excellent videos. She is fun, sweet, and an excellent Korean cook. We had some left-over tofu from making hot and sour soup and tofu does not last very long so we … Continue reading Mapo Tofu
We have been growing some herbs in pots outside on our patio. These included tarragon. We also had two chicken thighs in the freezer so I was interested in making Chicken Tarragon. Turns out you can make crème fraîche by combining heavy cream and buttermilk, which seems eminently practical to me as I would never … Continue reading Chicken Tarragon
We left for Wisconsin July 1 and planned on having a nice relaxing 2 months there, playing golf, tennis, pickleball, fishing, hiking, just generally relaxing and enjoying ourselves. Last year when we were there Laura's mom Elfrieda passed away and we had to deal with all of that, but this time that was all behind … Continue reading The Derecho
The story starts with my best friend Patty who has come to visit me in Santa Barbara from Boston. She knows everything about me and vice versa. When she arrived in CA she had met Jim but never spent much time with him other than casual short talks. On Saturday morning we all went to … Continue reading Patty & Jim in the Kitchen
Last Saturday, our good friends Celisha and Joe came over for dinner. They have a two-acre farm with cows, chickens, and a large garden. They brought us some raspberry jam and two large beautiful heirloom zucchini. Celisha said that the zucchini was great in zucchini bread so we decided to make some. Not having our … Continue reading Zucchini Bread
Like everyone else who shops at Costco, we grab one of their huge carts and end up buying a bunch of stuff that never appeared on our shopping list. This particular day it was pasta. I had been pestering Jim to make his (and Patty's) homemade pasta stuffed with roasted butternut squash and topped with … Continue reading Butternut Squash in Browned Butter & Sage Sauce
I had never heard of this dish but was cruising Reddit today and went to the r/cooking subreddit. Someone asked what classic French dish he could make for his girlfriend who loved French cooking. One of the replies was "Tartiflette." So I had to try making it. It is still a work in progress as … Continue reading Tartiflette
