Category Archives: VERY CULINARY

• Black Eyed Pea Salad • Ham Steak w/ sweet horseradish glaze • Tomato Confetti Aspic These great dishes go together to make for a wonderful summer picnic in the back yard these days! Black Eyed Pea Salad: INGREDIANTS: 1 1/2 cups cooked or canned black-eyed peas 3/4 cup chopped bell peppers (use a mixture […]

LEMON CHICKEN RECIPE: Start with 10 bone-in, skin-on, chicken thighs. Rub both sides of each chicken thigh with salt, pepper and smoky paprika. Make a bed of lemon slices, baby carrots, and onion wedges in the bottom of a high walled cooking sheet. Place the chicken onto the pan on top of the lemons, carrots […]

SHAKSHOUKA ! ! ! On a recent morning we cooked Shakshouka (the Israeli and quintessential ancient meal of middle-eastern cuisine: Yemeni, Libyan, Tunisian, Algerian, Moroccan, Egyptian, Saudi, and Levantine). It is a tomato, onion, garlic, paprika, tomato paste and hot pepper paste breakfast dish (when made with eggs) and it is traditionally cooked in a […]

Domestic Fowl – “Chicken Vendange” – A mid-century, 1955, recipe. Eating it is like venturing back in time and space. Tonight you should cook “Chicken Vendange” (chicken served with chilled fresh fruit).   RECIPE: Cook the four (bone-in, skin-on) chicken thighs on top of the stove in a high walled skillet./ First sprinkled with paprika […]

A CASUAL SUNDAY BRUNCH! Turkey, Mushroom & Tomato Sauce served over sliced Zucchini. During the COVID-19 lock down people went to the fridge or pantry – what they found there dictated that meal. Here is one example of using the 1/2 pound ground turkey, 3/4 a jar of tomato sauce, 1/4 cup tomato paste – […]

Vegan Soft & Toasty Taco Our (stay at home and quick) Go To Meal. Anyone can make a quick and tasty meal using a tortilla! RECIPE: I warm the flour tortilla in the toaster oven just until its warm. Then I toss the tortilla onto the un-obstructed stove top gas burner for a second or […]

This is the Hole in the Middle egg dish fathers love to make for their young kids (moms like to make it, too). It makes breakfast fun! This has to be one of America’s favorite childhood meals and so many families have claimed this dish as their own. Children cherish the memory of this dish […]

Moroccan Chicken It’s simple and quick to make, a harmoniously blend of ingredients from two cuisines, Moroccan and their neighbor Spain! Many Americans have not been properly introduced to couscous with Espagnole sauce. (Couscous is now a common, nutritious substitute for rice and… Um? Espagnole sauce is just salsa!) This dish is so much more! […]

Thai Shrimp Soup 3 T coconut oil 4-5 cloves garlic, minced 2.5 T minced lemongrass 2 T ground fresh ginger 2-4 tsp. red curry paste (to taste – I used 3) 4 T coconut aminos or GF soy sauce 5 cups chicken or turkey bone broth (or vegetable stock) 1.5 cups sliced mushrooms 1/4 cup […]

Quesadilla is our social distancing EASY MEALl! A friend asked me what food can people with no food skills make, that is also tasty, and  Quesadillas was my quick answer! Start with a flour tortilla, put you favorite cheese on top & into the toaster oven. When melted and toasted put onto a plate and […]