My first foray into making risotto! I never bothered to make it the traditional way, because I’d only ever had it once that I liked (thanks, Claudia!). It just didn’t seem worth the effort. Then I bought an Instant Pot pressure cooker. So many people rave about using the IP for risotto, I figured…
Galangal Sautéed Summer Squash With Cabbage
It’s a heat wave! Well, it was. Yesterday it was in the 60s. I know it’s just the January thaw and there’s more winter to come — tomorrow’s predicted high is only 17 — but the seed catalogs are here and 60 sounds like summer compared to last week’s 11 below zero. I love to plan my garden…
Galangal Grilled Pork Tenderloin
Tired of the same old, same old? I love pork tenderloin. It’s one of my favorite cuts of meat. Tender and juicy if you don’t overcook it, and lean. I have plenty of recipes, but this day I just wanted something a little different. It had to be an easy different, though, because the…
Galangal Rub
This easy seasoning goes great on just about anything you’d like to grill. It makes enough for one pork tenderloin or two to four burgers. If you can’t find ground galangal in your local market, you can order it online from Penzeys or other vendors. Galangal is in the ginger family but has a distinct…
Taco Pie
Why’s the plate messy? Because that’s my second helping, that’s why. This is one of my favorite recipes, and I was hungry! It’s my adaptation of a recipe my mom used to make. I’ve changed a few things from the way she made it. One was to make my own seasoning for better flavor and…
Sweet Potato Dog Treats
I’m a dog person, have been since I was five or six years old. Before that, not so much. When I was a tiny tot, a Saint Bernard greeted me a bit over-enthusiastically. I was too little to understand that knocking me to the ground and towering over me licking my face was the dog’s…
Split Pea Soup
It hasn’t been this cold here in years! I’m no lightweight when it comes to cold and snow, having spent my whole life In Upstate NY. My first year in Buffalo, it didn’t go above 0℉ for something like 62 days. That was the year I had no car, didn’t live on a bus route,…
Epicurean Sauce
This delightful, delicately flavored sauce is the perfect accompaniment to ham or roast beef. We had a wonderful ham for Christmas Eve dinner this year. It can be a busy day, so I like to do something easy for dinner. Sometimes it’s a slow-cooker meal so that my dinner prep is over well before lunchtime.This…
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