Griddle Pork Chops, Roasted Chestnuts, with som Black-Eyed Pea Salad and toast strips. WHAT’S FOR DINNER? Porkchop Cook the bone-in porkchop on the griddle or in a cast iron skillet. Chestnuts Select only hard-shelled firm chestnuts, if they squish or easily dent, there could be a worm, or rotting inside. Cut a score all across […]
Category Archives: VERY CULINARY
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Apr
Apr
The best baked mac and cheese I’ve ever had in my life! Ingredients Macaroni: * 8 oz macaroni (elbow pasta) * 1 tbsp salted butter Topping: * 2/3 cup breadcrumbs (Crushed package of favorite croutons) * Spray of butter-flavored PAM Sauce: * 4 tbsp salted butter * 1/3 cup flour, plain / all-purpose * 3 […]
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Mar
Mar
Beef Steak – Learn How To Select and Cook a Perfect Steak, Watch Here! Master Chef, Gordon Ramsay, Shows You HOW TO SELECT & COOK STEAKS his way. TRANSCRIPT OF THE VIDEO – my guide to buying the best beef and steaks —– if you want the ultimate brunch you can’t do any better than […]
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Jan
Jan
Eat Black-Eyed Peas on New Year’s Day or early in January, to ensure Good Luck ALL YEAR! . Black-eyed peas were first domesticated in West Africa and now are grown around the world. They were introduced into the Americas in the 17th century. It is a heat-loving plant, which survives drought, but cannot survive frost. […]
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Dec
Dec
MAMA G’S TOMATO SAUCE BY SUE GIAMBELLUCA (THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS RECIPE HAS BEEN WRITTEN DOWN. USUALLY, IT IS MADE BY FAMILY MEMBERS, FROM MEMORY–A PINCH OF THIS, A PLAM FULL OF THAT!) The recipe is information that has been passed down through the generations, most recently from Judy Giambelluca, and Grandma […]
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Dec
Dec
VEGAN or MEAT STIR FRY – I don’t know why we don’t make stir-fry more often? Cook a pot of white rice. For vegan, it only takes a frying pan, chopped veggies, a splash of soy sauce, sesame oil, and rice wine vinegar. Serve the stir-fry in individual bowls over rice and finish with a […]
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Dec
Dec
ABOVE: Margarita Hor d’Oeuvre using a toothpick as a skewer to hold a bite of cherry tomato, a ball of fresh mozzarella cheese, and a fresh basil leaf, all drizzled with a balsamic vinaigrette. Passed Appetizers… make for the best cocktail parties. Below are some more suggestions for Hor d’Oeuvres you can serve at your […]
Turkey Bolognese Sauce with Pasta Made some just today, fabulous! (2015 posting) Ingredients 1 lb ground turkey meat 1 small onion 1 green bell pepper 3 stalks celery 1 small jar of mild salsa 3 tablespoons tomato ketchup 2 tablespoons of favorite BBQ sauce 2-3 tablespoons olive oil Steak Seasoning salt Cajun Seasoning Directions – Dice […]
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Dec
Dec
FRESHLY SHUCKED EARS OF CORN boiled to perfection in salted water, lid on the pot, for 20 minutes, makes any meal memorable. Here we paired the corn with pan-seared salmon and a dressed arugula salad, but the corn was the star of the show! For years I thought that boiling corn cooked all of the […]
23
Dec
Dec
Line an oven baking pan, coat the asparagus sprinkle with olive oil, salt, and pepper. Roast at 400º F for 20 minutes. In a skillet on the stovetop sauté whole grape tomatoes in olive oil, salt, and pepper, until browned and starting to split open. Put the asparagus down as a bed in the bottom […]