What better way to celebrate the holiday than with these veggie topped grilled hot dogs. This recipe comes from the Food and Wine magazine. Enjoy! 1/2 cup mayonnaise 1 Tbsp. minced shallot 2 Tsps. chopped capers 1 Tbsp. chopped dill pickle 1 Tbsp. caraway seeds, toasted 8 hot dogs, cooked 8 hot dog buns, toasted … Continue reading
Thank You Gail, and Thank Your Girls For Me Too!
There were six eggs. Six fresh eggs delivered to us by our friend Gail. She has a family of spotted and feathered girls living in her back yard. She feeds them and loves them and in return….they give her eggs! There were six eggs. Two were whisked together with the fresh herbs she creatively tied … Continue reading
Homemade Spaghetti With Shrimp, Pancetta, Spinach and Cherry Tomatoes
First of all….I hope everyone is having a great holiday filled with great food and wine! Today I whipped up a little something that turned out just fine! Perfect for a late spring afternoon. As I said above, I made the spaghetti, but you can also used store bought. Here is what I put into … Continue reading
Pork Medallions With Mustard-Caper Sauce
I bought thin cut pork chops, cut the fat off then cut them into medallions. I fried them in extra virgin olive oil after dredging them through flour, eggs (fresh from the chickens!) and Panko. I served them with mashed potatoes and steamed asparagus, and dizzled it all with a mustard-caper sauce I adapted from … Continue reading
Pork Chops, Herbs de Provence Grilled Tomatoes and Hasselback Potatoes
Another cold, grey day. Lunch should be really special! I grilled some thin cut pork chops (with olive oil, salt and pepper), put some cherry tomatoes on kabob sticks and covered them with olive oil (always virgin), and herbs de provence and put them on the grill with the chops. One hour before that, I … Continue reading
Homemade French Bread
So…I woke up this morning thinking I should try and make bread. A few days back, while looking for something down in the basement in the “cooking” department, I found our bread maker, which we rarely use. In the recipe book I found the recipe for French bread. Not realizing I needed an official baguette … Continue reading
Red Wine, White Wine, Fine Food Too! 