Don't Pickle Me I have taken a lot of flack for making my own condiments. Their argument was how much do you use? My argument is even if it was just a little when you wake up in the morning and you can’t see, and your face and feet are swollen, and you feel lethargic even a … [Read more...] about Quick Pickles
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Panko Crusted Fish
Panko Crusted Fish I strive to put delicious food on the table with minimal amount of work. This dish is so easy if you have all the ingredients. I see no reason someone just learning could not make this dish. It fits the easy criteria. … [Read more...] about Panko Crusted Fish
Lemon Bars
When Life Gives You Lemons Make Lemon Bars. I think I mentioned I had had a baking failure this week, and how wounded I was. I anguished deliberated all day on how to save my dry lemon cookies. In an effort to salvage my efforts I decided to make lemon bars. I only made a … [Read more...] about Lemon Bars
Coffee Custard Dessert
Coffee Custard Dessert I love coffee and I love creamy desserts, and I really love creamy coffee desserts. So when I read Martha Stewart’s Favorite Comfort Food Coffee Custard recipe, I thought this might be one to be explored. Easy, scaled down version – this makes 4 … [Read more...] about Coffee Custard Dessert
Herb Flatbread
Herb Flatbread When I was forced to stop eating processed food that included bread. If you read the label almost all bread contains soy lecithin. So I was forced to bake my own bread. I started slow. I first learned to make rolls. They did double duty; I used them for … [Read more...] about Herb Flatbread
Banana Nut Muffins Flavorful and Delicious
Banana Nuts Muffins Every time I think of bananas I think of my mother-in-law. She was an excellent cook. She was also shockingly outrageously brazen. She would go to the market and come home with black bananas. I was in shock. Who does that? … [Read more...] about Banana Nut Muffins Flavorful and Delicious
Cured Lemons
Cured Lemons - A Good Way To Boost Flavor I am always looking for a way to punch up the flavor of my cooking. And, I am always looking for easy. This recipe is both; so easy, and gives such a high flavor reward. To make cured lemons all you need is a few lemons, a ratio of 1:1 … [Read more...] about Cured Lemons
Salmon and Zucchini
Salmon and Zucchini I never make zucchini without thinking of my niece, my sister’s daughter. She came to my house checking on her mother for some reason, I can’t remember why. We were getting ready to fix lunch so I threw in another zucchini and re-proportioned the fish and … [Read more...] about Salmon and Zucchini
Apple Walnut Cake
Apple Walnut Cake – Let Me Count The Ways Ina Garten said you should learn how to make 10 dishes and learn to make them 3 different ways. You then have a repertoire of 30 dishes. … [Read more...] about Apple Walnut Cake
