This gorgeous rice deserves far more attention than it gets. It cooks up to a beautiful mahogany color, and has a flavor all its own. Ingredients: ½ cup black japonica rice 1 cup water ¼ tsp salt ¼ tsp pepper juice of ½ lemon ¼ cup coarsely chopped parsley 1 tsp extra-virgin olive oil Preparation: 1.) Bring the water to a…
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Homemade Marinara Sauce
This marinara is so easy and delicious, I haven’t bought a single jar since I discovered it. I can’t take credit for the recipe, it’s from Cooking Light magazine. I’ve just tweaked the prep directions a bit, to make it faster & more efficient. I also eliminated the salt they used, since my favorite crushed tomatoes don’t…
Million Dollar Chicken
I ‘ve been wanting to try cooking with crème fraîche for quite some time. I was so excited when a thoughtful friend gave me some gorgeous local crème fraîche last month as a holiday gift. She remembered me drooling over it at the farmers’ market last summer. But then there was the holiday whirlwind, then I got sick,…
Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup
Your grandmother was right! Chicken noodle soup really is good for what ails you! I’m sick this week. Adenovirus, if I’m right (of course I am). I won’t bore you with the details, for fear that I’ll ruin your appetite. I don’t want chicken soup today, I need it. I’m not a fan of that colored…
Portuguese Bread
The most tantalizing scent on the face of the earth is fresh-baked bread, don’t you agree? There are some that come close, but I think bread has to be my all-time favorite. My first clear memory of bread was at a parade in Henrietta, NY. My grandparents lived along the parade route, so we had front-row seats….
Yellow-Eye Soup
Far, far better than Navy Bean Soup! By several orders of magnitude, in my not-so-humble opinion. No false modesty here, this stuff is incredibly yummy! And I do have my chief tester’s opinion to back me up. He loves to play the guessing game, where he tries to guess the ingredients in my recipes. He’s getting quite skilled at it….
Sprinkle Cookies
I saw these cookies last week on the Smitten Kitchen blog, and simply HAD to make them. It was all I could do to wait until I found some Christmasy sprinkles. Then it was all I could do to make myself give them away (you know who you are, and you are loved!) So of…
Chex Mix
I just love Chex Mix. It’s been a holiday tradition for as long as I can remember, and always reminds me of my father. Dad was in charge of few things in the kitchen: Grilling, Sandwiches, Cleanup, & Chex Mix. I never asked how it came to be associated with the holidays. Maybe because it does take…
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