A great make-ahead salad filled with fresh summer produce and topped with a zesty and creamy horseradish dressing! Summer Salad with Creamy Horseradish Dressing 1-1/2 pounds broccoli- cut into small florets1 small head cauliflower – cut into small florets2 small zucchini, sliced2 baskets cherry tomatoes, halved if large1/2 pound mushrooms, halved2 bunches green onions, chopped1 […]
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Recipes Lost and Found
My oldest brother Paul, who lives in the Kingdom of Tonga in the South Pacific, emailed and asked me if I had ever heard of Marcelle Bienvenu, “The Queen of Cajun cooking.” Paul listens to a weekly National Radio Program from Australia called “Late Night Live” with Phillip Adams. Mr. Adams recently had Marcelle Bienvenu as his guest, […]
Crazy Water, Pickled Lemons
On my last trip to New York City, I went to one of my favorite cookbook haunts, Kitchen Arts and Letters on the Upper East Side on Lexington. It has 13,000 cookbook titles including domestic, imported, contemporary, and out-of-print. They serve chefs, caterers, home cooks, food writers and scholars, and anyone else with an interest […]
"Hippie Food"
Back in the early ’70’s when I lived near San Francisco, it was definitely a time when hippies were in residence. Haight-Ashbury, Golden Gate Park, and Sausalito were just a few of the hang-outs. And more times than not, one would see granola sold in every health food store or co-op. At the time, it […]
One of the World’s Most Important Foods
“A meal without rice,” the Chinese say, “is like a beautiful woman with only one eye.” In Indonesia, rice is the gift of the goddess Dewie Srie, and no girl can be considered ready for marriage until she can skillfully prepare rice. Rice fields in Japan are given names as if they were people. Throughout […]
The Lost Ravioli Recipes of Hoboken
Just the title and photo of this book would make me want to pick it up. Who wouldn’t enjoy reading about lost, treasured family recipes; but how many would go to the lengths author Laura Schenone did as she takes us across the ocean to Italy, deep into her ancestral family kitchens to find her great-grandmother’s ravioli […]
Cookbook Give-Aways for the Week of 8-9-10
I have two sets of cookbook give-aways this week! This first one is a jewel! One of my lovely readers, Susan B. from Pennsylvania, wrote and asked me if she could donate this wonderful cookbook for my weekly give-away. Not only is it kind and generous for her to do so, she certainly picked an […]
Sunday Recipe for 8-8-10
Here’s a simple, classic way to use some of your garden zucchini, tomatoes, and peppers. Garden-in-a-Pan 2 pounds zucchini, cubedSalt1 medium onion, thinly sliced2 Tablespoons olive oil4 tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and quartered1 green bell pepper, finely chopped1 clove garlic, minced1/2 teaspoon saltFreshly ground black pepper, to taste2 Tablespoons chopped flat leaf parsley1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese 1. […]
