This recipe comes from Phaidon’s Thailand cookbook. Not only is the cookbook filled with hundreds of exotic recipes, there are plenty of photographs of the Thai people, their land and lifestyle. This is probably one of the easiest meals I’ve made. Outside of cleaning the shrimp, the soup takes minutes to make. I served it with … Continue reading
Slow Roasted Plum Tomatoes (vegetarian)
Lynn’s grandchildren have been at a beach house for the month and so, with Sandy and I, the three of us have been indulging in relaxing late Sunday lunches on our front porch. We eat great food, chat with neighbors and say hello to folks we don’t know who walk by the house. This lunch … Continue reading
Pork Chop With Peperonata
Sandy, Lynn and I had a late lunch on the front porch yesterday and this is what I made, taking the recipe from this weekends Financial Times. I had two thick cut pork chops so after cooking, I cut each into thirds, and we each had two thirds of a pork chop, which was plenty. … Continue reading
What’s In The Garden, What’s In The Fridge? (vegetarian)
When I get home from work, and I’m tired, there is sometimes the temptation of take-out. But, I hate to waste food, and there are plenty of ingredients in the fridge and in the garden so I get busy. I have cherry tomatoes. I have onions, shallots, small potatoes, a pepper, four mushrooms left over … Continue reading
Cucumber And Noodle Salad ~ vegan
Today is Sunday, and according to the weather people, it was going to rain all day. Perfect. I need a day to do nothing, and although the weather folks couldn’t have been more wrong, I stuck to my plan. Now, when I say I’m going to do “nothing”, that’s not entirely accurate. I have a … Continue reading
Risotto Alla Milanese
I found this outstanding recipe on the side of my box of Carpi Riso, Riso Arborio. The only thing I did differently is that where it calls for a small onion, I minced a medium onion. I served it with a garden fresh salad of cucumbers, tomatoes and parsley, and also roasted some purple peppers … Continue reading
Red Wine, White Wine, Fine Food Too! 