You know that I tend to use a lot of onions, garlic, cumin, and other food items with strong flavors in my cooking. Well, I received a sample bottle of Monjay, which is a yeast product formulated to prevent the odors from these foods from coming back to haunt you later! Monjay is […]
Jennifer, over at DeClutter It, has a wonderful post on improving your productivity. I think a lot of what she shares is useful for kitchen tasks as well. Sometimes we really don’t know how long it takes us to do certain things. That’s where using both a timer and a clock comes […]
Do you remember the Sweet Spanish Rice we made a couple weeks ago? Well, here’s an easy variation that you can do on it, creating a completely different taste sensation. I like this type of rice for shrimp. If you buy the pre-cooked shrimp, they can just be thrown in on top of the rice […]
Good for all-year-round consumption, there’s something particularly inviting about a smoothie in the summer heat! Take a visit to Carole’s blog, Flowercarole, where you’ll find smoothie recipes of all types. Carole writes:
With the wonderful assistance of our readers, we have now gathered together over 250 fantastic, free fruit smoothie recipes for you to enjoy!
We […]
Me neither. But ok, Bon Appetit swears you’ll love it! I’m willing to give it a try :-)
Grilled Chicken and Romaine with Caper Dressing
Bon Appetit, March 2008
Prep: 25 minutes; Total: 40 minutes
Servings: Makes 4 servings
3 tablespoons Sherry wine vinegar
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1/4 cup minced shallots
2 tablespoons drained capers
1 tablespoon Dijon […]
I came across the most amazing recipe for shortbread recently, using lemon zest and garden fresh lavender. Since I’ve got a garden full of the stuff (the lavender, that is!), I decided that I had to try it! The original recipe can be found at QuintanaRoo’s flickr album. Although I feel […]
This spice rub and sauce is great for other cuts of steak too, but I particularly like it for flank steak, where you have a lot of surface to soak up sauce, due to the thin slicing technique. (See my post on Flank steak techniques to refresh your skills!)
This recipe is enough for one steak, […]
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The National Pork Board suggests that we think about grilling ground pork rather than always assuming that burgers must be beef. The Hearth, Patio, and Barbecue Association brings us their Master Mix recipe, and lots of intriguing variations. Not the same old burger this summer!
The Other Burger
(Courtesy of the National Pork Board)
1 pound […]
Frozen pizza with fresh, natural, high quality ingredients? Yup! You won’t believe the ingredient list for these pizzas: whole sliced tomatoes, uncured pepperoni, fresh herbs, fontina cheese, creamy goat cheese…the list goes on! Five varieties of these pizzas are available so far, two of them shown here, both of which are delicious […]
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