Korean-style Beef with Spicy Cabbage

                        Sometimes I consider this blog as simply my personal cookbook – I always know where to find some of our family favorites, without having to search thru my …

Honey Balsamic Chicken-If you call it Italian BBQ sauce, do you think they’ll eat it?

  … If you tell your family it’s Italian BBQ sauced chicken, will they eat it? Maybe. Maybe not! But, we really enjoyed it, even though Little Bit did not care for the sauce. Quick, seared chicken, and a simple …

Cheese Fondue

For the last few years, it has become tradition to spend Christmas Eve at my brother & sister in-law’s house in New Orleans. Over the years, I have made too many dishes to bring  Like, four.  – Why did I …

Pasta Carbonara

This is not diet food.  No way, no how. It is, however, one of my family’s favorite pasta dinners, which happens to be quick and easy to make.  A win-win situation. In the little town where I grew up in …

Shrimp Pizza with Preserved Meyer Lemons

Now that I’ve got great pizza dough in the freezer, it’s time to explore new flavors utilizing some of the goodies I’ve canned, preserved, or stashed in the freezer. Here’s a delicious example. No real recipe, just a guideline. For …

Fresh Fish with Preserved Lemon Persillade

Three good things: Friends who share freshly caught fish with you (filleted and all!) How delicious preserved lemons are throughout the year… Knowing how to combine the two into a fabulously yummy lunch! What is persillade? According to the dictionary, …

Leftovers: Lentil Tacos

As much as I love lentils, I never thought I’d love a lentil taco.  But this salad was so good, I knew it’d be delicious wrapped up in a tortilla.  Topped with a few roasted red peppers, warmed up in …

Quick Dinner: Pecan Crusted Chicken Tenders

Fabulous freshly made, but, make a double (or triple) batch, and save in the freezer either baked or unbaked for a quick dinner.  Or breakfast, if you’re like my daughter who’s often willing to eat lunch for breakfast. Note: Dairy, …

Garlic Shrimp Tapas (Gambas al Ajillo)

Delicious! This was really, really simple.  The key was to cook them over low heat, flip them in the skillet, and finish them in the oven.  They were sweet and succulent.  The olive oil was fabulous, great for soaking up …

Green Curry, from a box

Sometimes, you just want convenience.  These were on sale a while back, and I thought it would be a great way to a) have a dinner for myself, with enough leftovers for a work lunch. The instructions are simple enough: …