This recipe for roasted cauliflower is a rustic Italian favorite. It’s only takes a few minutes of preparation time and is ready within an hour. It’s a simple dish with just a few ingredients and is a great side dish or main course. Equipment: Dutch …
If you have some left over bananas that you want to use up, try this easy banana bread recipe. It makes about 4 loaves of moist and delicious banana bread. Ingredients: pan coating: ¼ cup granulated sugar 1 tspn ground cinnamon bread: ¾ cup butter …
This meal of corned beef, cabbage, and garlic mashed potatoes is a classic Irish St. Patrick’s Day feast. I also included a pint of green beer just for the occasion. Sláinte!! The preparation of the potatoes and the cabbage is pretty strait forward. However, the …
This recipe was adapted from a recipe in the book, Hungry Town by Tom Fitzmorris. This book is the definitive culinary history of New Orleans post Hurricane Katrina. The first time that Fitzmorris had this salad was with his beautiful bride on their wedding night …
With Fat Tuesday quickly approaching, I wanted to find some good Cajun/Creole recipes for the big day. I remembered reading about a book that is part of an old series of books from Time-Life called Foods of the World. This particular book is entitled, American …
The King Cake is derived from a cake eaten in southern France which is a brioche ring called gateau de rois. It is a seasonal specialty associated with the carnival season that begins on January 6th and ends on Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday, the …
We only used to make gumbo on Fat Tuesday (Mardi Gras). Even though this dish is outstanding, we would only make it once a year because it takes about 4 hours from start to finish! This is a much simpler recipe for gumbo that tastes …
This recipe for blackberry turnovers is a great dessert or breakfast treat that you can make in advance. The tart blackberry jam filling and sweet, soft cookie-like turnover is a delicious combination. Ingredients: 2 ½ cups flour 1 tspn baking powder ½ tspn kosher salt …
Last weekend we went blackberry picking at Berryhill Farm just south of Xenia, Ohio. Within 1 hour we had picked 2 large buckets of fresh blackberries. The shelf life on this type of fruit is very short so we needed to use these up in …
Traditional versions of this recipe typically include anchovie fillets. For this recipe, the anchovies are incorporated into the vinaigrette dressing. This recipe is easy to make with only a few, easy-to-find ingredients. You can substitute different types of greens depending on availability. Ingredients: 1 bag …
