Anytime we go on vacation…actually, anytime we leave the house… Mr. “He Cleans” is on a quest for vinyl. As in LPs, records, albums, and what have you. This is the source of much of the incredible music I get to listen to, so no complaints here. However, I hope there is either a comfy… Continue reading Classic Paella
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Eggs Caprese
Recipe from Fab Housewife Eggs with basil, mozzarella, and fresh tomatoes….I’m in! This classic recipe, from Fab Housewife, was perfect for our vacation. It met all my qualifications – which basically included being easy to make with little preparation, while allowing me to use these cute Le Creuset ramekins. The recipe was so pure and… Continue reading Eggs Caprese
Balsamic Pork Belly
Recipe adapted from Ian Knauer’s Sticky Balsamic Ribs I hope you are not tired of pork belly, for a couple of reasons. First, this is the best version yet! (Yes, I say that every time.) The second reason is because I still have a few pounds of it in my freezer, so chances are you… Continue reading Balsamic Pork Belly
Summer Squash Casserole with Tomatoes and Mozzarella
Our good-gardener, neighbor Mike brought us some beautiful pattypan squash from his garden, and also a package of heirloom tomatoes that he had sun-dried and put up from another year’s bounty. I’m so glad I live near a generous person with a green thumb! Mike suggested cooking the squash in a tomato sauce with some… Continue reading Summer Squash Casserole with Tomatoes and Mozzarella
Sage and Sweet Potato Mash (with Bangers and Caramelized Vidalia Onions)
We recently became enamored of the Japanese sweet potato, or satsumaimo. These potatoes are dark red-skinned, almost purplish, and have a creamy white inside. They are very sweet – particularly if you roast them – and have a denser flesh than the orange potatoes we are used to. I decided to try mashing them for… Continue reading Sage and Sweet Potato Mash (with Bangers and Caramelized Vidalia Onions)
Oven Roasted Salmon with Parmesan-Mayo Crust
Recently at the Saturday morning farmers’ market in Decatur, we picked up some fresh eggs from a local farm. You might ask, “now what does that have to do with salmon?” Thanks for asking, because I’m having a heck of a time getting this post started! Well, I’m not a big egg-eater so I needed… Continue reading Oven Roasted Salmon with Parmesan-Mayo Crust
Jerk Chicken
Recipe from Food & Fire, slightly modified Last week, our Whole Foods had a sale on locally raised, pastured, whole chickens. I got four of them since the price was so good! However, my ability to cut up a raw chicken (or rather, lack thereof) is an insult to the bird and a danger to… Continue reading Jerk Chicken
Pulled Pork (Smoked Pork Butt)
This may well be my laziest, virtually no-effort attempt at smoked Boston Butt yet….and I think it was one of the best. Sometimes the less you do, the better things turn out. No brine, no overnight rub, not much tinkering with the cooking…just a generous application of Dizzy Pig “Dizzy Dust” and onto the Big… Continue reading Pulled Pork (Smoked Pork Butt)
Maple-Bourbon Smoked Pork Belly
Modified from Los Angeles Times What a smoking weekend! Determined to clear out some of the pork products in the freezer, we decided to get the Big Green Egg smoking most of the day Saturday with a pork shoulder roast (aka pork butt) and a pound of pork belly. We’ve been getting pork belly every… Continue reading Maple-Bourbon Smoked Pork Belly
Roasted Eggplant and Sweet Pepper Dip
Back when I played tennis, which was one broken ankle and more than a few years ago, my team may not have always have won the match but, by god, we always had a great table of food. Not being one of the best players on my team, I liked to think that I somehow… Continue reading Roasted Eggplant and Sweet Pepper Dip
Sirloin Tip Steak with Harissa Marinade
Silly me, I made the mistake of assuming the grocery store would be open on Sunday, as usual. Rediscovering that it was Easter meant that dinner plans had to be changed, subject to rescuing something from our freezer. (Maybe there’s an analogy to be made, but I won’t go there.) In the recesses of the… Continue reading Sirloin Tip Steak with Harissa Marinade
Clams in Wine, Garlic and Herb Broth
Over the last decade (or two), I seem to have developed quite an aversion to crowds of people. The feeling of being hemmed in, the annoyance of trying to get where I’m going while people stand obliviously in the center of the walkway, frustration with children running over you while their self-adsorbed parents text and… Continue reading Clams in Wine, Garlic and Herb Broth
Latin Lasagna with Beef and Plantains
A good casserole is one of the best comfort foods. You just can’t beat a one-dish meal for convenience – just pop it in the oven and relax – or for the great way the ingredients play off each other. This Latin-style lasagna is both sweet and savory, with cumin-spiced ground beef, layers of plantains,… Continue reading Latin Lasagna with Beef and Plantains
Pork Ossobuco
Modified from The Splendid Table: Recipes from Emilia-Romagna, the Heartland of Northern Italian Food, by Lynne Rossetto Kasper Pasquale Palazzolo (Pat) from the blog Fatass to Badass (F2BBlog.com) asked if we would be interesting in doing a guest post, to which I replied “certainly”! I’ve been following Pat’s progress for a while now – here’s… Continue reading Pork Ossobuco
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