Cuisine
Rice Salad
June 1, 2010 by Ellen · Leave a Comment
A friend invited me over for lunch the other day and served a delicious rice salad made with a mix of wild and long grain rice, cooked chicken, feta cheese, red onions and a lemon and olive oil dressing. It was really good! I had some friends over for dinner on Saturday and wanted to [...]
Church’s / KFC’s Fried and Oven-Baked Chicken
May 25, 2010 by Ellen · Leave a Comment
My daughter asked if I’d make up some fried chicken tonight as she and her friends wanted to do a “party” at lunch and have everyone bring something to eat together like a picnic. This is a cross of two popular restaurant versions of friend chicken. The seasonings are a Kentucky Fried Chicken lookalike and [...]
Shrimp Coconut Curry
May 18, 2010 by Ellen · Leave a Comment
I usually make this curry with chicken but felt like some shrimp last night and had some in the freezer that needed using up. (I just did a freezer inventory so am trying to make sure I use up what needs using!) I use whatever vegetables I have around. Last night was some yellow and [...]
Onion Crusted White Fish from Jacques Pepin
May 14, 2010 by Ellen · Leave a Comment
This was soooo good, I cannot tell you. And simple! It comes from Jacques Pepin More Fast Food My Way, but I skipped the anchovy butter he has as part of the recipe. The coating is so simple: those delicious Durkees french fried onions ground up like bread crumbs. Dip the fish in egg, then the [...]
Stir-Fried Chicken and Leeks
May 14, 2010 by Ellen · Leave a Comment
This was mild and good, soothing even. It’s not spicy at all, so if you’re looking for spicy Chinese you’ll need to doctor this up or find a new recipe. Prep all the veggies and chicken first, so you can just zip through the cooking part. Start the rice first, of course, then prep. 2 [...]
Making Hot and Sour Soup at Home
May 13, 2010 by Ellen · 1 Comment
I was making a simple stirfry of chicken and leeks for dinner and thought a small bowl of hot and sour soup would be good. I had no tofu but did have some dried shitake mushrooms and everything else I needed, including some fresh chicken broth from the roast chicken with mustard I made the [...]
Smoked Salmon on Crispy Pitas
May 10, 2010 by Ellen · Leave a Comment
I copped this from Jacques Pepin More Fast Food My Way, which is available on video or in book form. I bought the book and am now watching the videos through Netflix (not via on-demand, alas). You can explore lots of the recipes and videos on his PBS site, which is very cool. I made [...]
Lemon, Miso and Honey Marinated Chicken Thighs
May 1, 2010 by Ellen · 1 Comment
Atypically, I actually followed the recipe for these lemon, miso and honey marinated chicken thighs more closely this time. (See my earlier write-up here.) The two major differences was that I actually used boneless skinless chicken thighs and I had time to marinate the chicken for about 4 hours. I also doubled the marinade and [...]
Burgers with Cilantro Pesto and Sweet Jalapeno Sauce
April 24, 2010 by Ellen · 1 Comment
Our local farmers’ market has a stall from Bolani’s and they are very generous with the samples. And it works! Oh my, the cilantro pesto had me from the first bite and the jalapeno sauce was the same. Once I brought it home, the possibilities have been intriguing. Let’s take your basic barbecued hamburger. Top [...]
Lemon and Miso Marinated Chicken Thighs
April 20, 2010 by Ellen · 2 Comments
I rarely cook recipes from the newspaper. Perhaps because I don’t get a newspaper so just read now and then online for the top news bits. But somehow this article on “Breakaway Cooking”, using unfamiliar ingredients in familiar ways might be one definition, caught my attention. I’ve been having fun exploring our local 99 Ranch [...]
I have had a food blog since 2001, back when there were just a few hundred! I like to explore new recipes, including new cuisines. My recipes are usually not gourmet but now and then may be. In addition to cooking, I play fiddle and guitar, garden and read a lot. [