Category Archives: VERY CULINARY

SUMMER LUNCHES – HAM SALAD & COTTAGE CHEESE – Summer heat has engulfed us, and coming up with interesting, refreshing meals that are light and filling is always a challenge. This ham salad option was easy, quick, and delicious. We chopped some cooked ham, dice an onion, chopped some spinach, add some mayo and Dijon […]

SAVORY FRENCH TOAST – Make a nice eggy piece of French toast in the skillet. Then layer on your favorite sandwich fixings. And you have a different kind of meal, some savory French Toast. Add salt, pepper, and even a splash of dressing, or try a smear of cream cheese or mayo. Put something NEW […]

Easy Eggs Benedict! INGREDIENTS 1 slice of bread 1 slice of cooked ham 4 eggs (2 for Hollandase & 2 for Benedicts) 1/2 lemon / juiced pinch salt 1/2  stick of salted butter   This non-traditional version of Eggs Benedict is quick and easy, plus it only costs a buck or so! Assemble bread, ham, […]

SHRIMP SCAMP – This is always a crowd favorite and very easy to prepare. Butterfly the shrimp leaving the shell only on the tail, to make the presentation exotic and plan to serve four Large shrimp to each person (those will go a long way in this dish). In a pan on the stovetop, lightly […]

Tacos and Tostadas quickly became a home cook’s favorite “fast and simple Covid meal”! In this ground turkey tostada, we cooked the meat in taco seasoning, and after the meat was browned we added salsa and diced onion into the pan, cooking the mixture until the liquid from the salsa was cooked off. The Tostada […]

APPLE CUSTARD BAKE – Our ARTS&FOOD®️ test kitchen came up with this wonderful, yet simple, apple and cinnamon dessert casserole for a Date Night Meal! Start to Finish, from prep to plate, you will have a home-made dessert in only one hour. APPLE CUSTARD BAKE • First make a simple custard. 4 cups whole milk […]

New Orleans’ Spicy & Savory Sweet Potato Soup w/ Crabmeat – for a Special Impress the Guests Meal.   SWEET POTATO SOUP WITH CRABMEAT Sweet Potatoes, or any variety of fall squashes, work very well in this recipe. INGREDIENTS 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 pound peeled, diced sweet potatoes 3 cloves garlic, crushed 1 onion, […]

THE OTHER DAY WE WENT PANTRY / FRIDGE SURFING AGAIN and found several varieties of mushrooms that were screaming “now or never!” So we sautéed them along with some onion in our huge 16” heavy cast-iron skillet.  After cooking them we put them back into the fridge until we figured out the best use of […]

PASTA A LA NORMA – Here at ARTS&FOOD® we love this dish ❤️, and fix pasta a la Norma as often as possible. Start by dicing and sautéing one onion and three cloves of garlic–in olive oil. Oven roast one eggplant. (To cook: brush eggplant slices with olive oil, season with salt, then roast until charred.) […]

Roasted Eggplant with soft scrambled eggs for breakfast? It is remarkably easy and so, so delicious. There are few flavors better than the soft custard created when the spongy raw eggplant is seasoned w/ salt & pepper, sprayed w/ oil, then roasted in the oven for 45 minutes at 400ºf. This is truly a breakfast […]