Reminiscent of fondue, this is a take on a Welsh Rarebit recipe, a British dish consisting of a savory sauce made mostly of melted cheddar cheese, served hot over toast.I grew up eating this dish, which my Grandmother called "Cheese Concoction." For years she’d serve it when we’d come for dinner. Then my mom started … [Read more...]
Albacore Nicoise Salad Cups with Honey-Lemon Dressing
Delicious, healthy and beautiful Niçoise Salad Cups -- a lovely display of fresh ingredients!My parents bought their house, where my dad still lives, over 50 years ago. They’ve always been so fortunate to have wonderful neighbors. I’m not talking about just nice — I’m taking about really … [Read more...]
Shredded Chicken Cobb Salad Recipe with Citrus Vinaigrette
This Shredded Chicken Cobb Salad is one hearty meal! You don't need anything else to go with it. It's over-the-top delicious and all you'll want is more of it!Brunoise, chiffonade, mince, rough chop, large dice, thin slices, and grated -- these are just a few of the many ways foods can be cut before they are added to … [Read more...]
Miso Gai Lan Egg Soup Recipe
It's almost Chinese New Year -- it's this Friday, the 31st and I suggest serving this super delicious soup after the Crispy Garlic Ginger Bok Choy Chips that we made on Monday. Gai Lan. Ever heard of it? Well if you haven't, you'll start to more and more because a little birdie told me it's going to be "the new … [Read more...]
How To Hard Boil Eggs
This might not be the most exciting topic I've written about (and by "might not," I mean it's on the boring side) -- however, it's an important lesson. In the cooking world, anyway. ;-) If you don't know a good technique for hard boiling eggs, you might ruin perfectly good eggs. (Don't do that!) There are many … [Read more...]
Beet Pickled Eggs
An Easter recipe, a cool art project, a beautiful work of art, and an incredibly delicious snack -- that's exactly what Beet Pickled Eggs are. After using all my pickled beets in the kale sprout salad last week, I reserved the beet brine, knowing I wanted to use it for something. I had no idea what, though. As I … [Read more...]
