On the post below you’ll see this same photograph. And in the post I told you about the wonderfully refreshing fruit salsa given to me by our friend Debra. This salsa was matched perfectly to our spicy carnitas, but you can also eat it by itself. I saw Debra yesterday and she gave me her … Continue reading
Carnitas
This carnitas recipe comes from our friend Kitty. She cooked it up for a group of us one night, and the flavor blew us away. We served our dish with a homemade fruit salsa, given to me today by our friend Debra. Great job Debra…now we can rave about your fruit salsa in addition to … Continue reading
Strawberry Pate’ Di Frutta
This lovely collection of sweets comes courtesy of the Rustic Italian Food cookbook by Marc Vetri with David Joachim. To quote a portion of the top paragraph “the recipe is all about pectin and temperature…” The pectin will most likely have to be increased. I had to more than double the amount in order to … Continue reading
Spicy Szechuan Noodles
In my neighborhood, a few of us have created a magazine exchange. When we’re finished with what we’ve read, we pass it along. It’s a recycling thing. In any case, one of my neighbors gave me a Good Housekeeping from April of this year, and I have to admit, I rather enjoyed it. I’m sure … Continue reading
Eggs With Tomatoes and Beets With Onions (vegetarian)
I put these two dishes together for a late lunch, both of them coming from The Silver Spoon cookbook. The only thing I added, that was not called for, was a couple of splashes of red wine into the beet dish just as it was about finished. I also did not cook the beets before … Continue reading
Tomato Feta Pasta Salad
Today, another over 90 degree day, Sandy made this salad which has been adapted from an Ina Garten recipe. My only problem with this dish is that it’s hard to limit myself to just one bowl! The cold and savory flavor was perfect for a hot day like today. Uncork a nice bottle of chilled … Continue reading
Red Wine, White Wine, Fine Food Too! 