When I want to whip up a quick meal, I first set the stage by assembling my ingredients, and I get the measuring and cutting/chopping out of the way. Sometimes I do this prep-work an hour (or half-a-day) ahead of cooking time. Then, when I go back into the kitchen, I can cook a tasty …
We stumbled upon the Lotus Pepper Food Truck at the Providence Flea Market a few weeks ago, which has inspired another of my frequent and various improvisations, this time on a noodle-salad theme. Today’s creation was a sweet-hot-salty-sour slaw (recipe below) with chilled vermicelli (follow the package directions), and satay-seasoned chicken breast with peanut dipping sauce …
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This recipe should serve a sizable crowd, but it won’t. Some mild-mannered silent type (your son’s song-writer friend Jacob, for example) will keep asking for the dip to be passed back to his end of the table and while you’re conversing he’ll gobble up what should have been at least six servings and then he’ll …
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I’m sorry–you missed the Warren Quahog Festival this past weekend and you didn’t get to try the stuffies. But don’t feel terrible that you missed the great jazz combo, the juried art show, the sea breeze, all the lovely people in festival mood, and all those seafood vendors. You can make stuffies at home and …
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Here’s an eye-pleasing, intensely-tasty, healthy summer meal: Asian chicken club on whole wheat with pepper slaw. To make it– Start with your normal chicken club sandwich ingredients, which are: 2-ounces of chicken breast, pounded thin 1 slice of bacon, cooked 2 thin slices of tomato 1/4 cup chopped/shredded romaine 2-teaspoons of mayonnaise A toasted whole …
Asian-Up Your Chicken Club Sandwich: and why bacon is healthy Read More »
Wear your Wellies or old shoes, because it’s messy. It’s like making mud pies, with the benefit that you get to wear adult-y pride while you’re mucking around, because you’re about the adult-y business of actually feeding the family. It’s like playing Paleolithic Hunter-Gatherer. It’s living with an artisanal flair, close to nature, passionate about eating from …
I love potatoes, which might not surprise because you know me as a lover of food. There are dozens of ways to prepare potatoes–here’s one of my recent favorites: Braised, Pan-roasted Potatoes (serves 2, or double or triple it) 3 smallish Red potatoes 1 teaspoon Chicken base to make 2 cups weak broth (will cook …
Someone forgot, or didn’t have time, to bake the cookies? With a few minutes of set-up, we whipped up four batches of old-fashioned cookies (grandmother Ida’s recipes, b. 1903) in less than 3 hours. Here’s the chef’s strategy for putting out a feast of impressive treats in a hurry. Review the following recipes to make …
Old-fashioned cookies for Christmas–it's not too late! Read More »
I’ve given myself permission to love what I love, without guilt. I love fried food more than any other treat. MMMMM, french fries, onion rings, jalapeno poppers, cheese curds, beer-battered mushrooms. Do I indulge in what I love? You bet, with moderation. Treats make life a whole lot more fun; and fun is essential for …
I’m not talking to fools; I’m talking about them. Fools are those delightfully simple and comforting fruit & cream desserts, cleverly named by the English. For reasons I know nothing about, they come up with fanciful monikers for what they eat at dinner. Sausages and potatoes (Bangers and Mash), soup (Cock-a-leekie) and desserts (trifles and fools) . The recipe for fools is simple, puree some fruit …