A sprinkle of flavored salt can make dishes sparkle. I’ve got several mixtures in my pantry that I bring out for special touches to meat, seafood or veggies. Each type of salt (sea, Himalayan, Kosher, fleur de sel, Kosher, etc.) offers its own level of ’saltiness’ or ‘brininess,’ enhancing underlying flavors of food in their…
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Muffin Tin Herbed Potato Stacks
Have you heard of “COVID Cooking Fatigue”? You may not have heard about it, but I bet you’re feeling it! That’s because many of us these days are preparing 3 meals a day at home, 7 days a week. I don’t know about you, but it seems like whenever one meal is finished, I’m already…
Brussels Sprout, Pear & Prosciutto Salad
Hard to believe we’re seeing memes on social media counting down days to Christmas, when Thanksgiving is just 76 days away! Basically, it’s a good time to start queuing up ideas for holiday entertaining. I’m sure you’ve got lots of family-faves like green bean casserole, sweet potatoes with marshmallows, and grandma’s pumpkin pie on your menus….
Apple & Butternut Crostini
Once Labor Day hits, I go into “Fall mode,” despite the fact I live in Florida, where 90 degree temps are still a daily occurrence. It’s the wonderful time of year for hard squashes, apples, pumpkins, cinnamon sticks and other good stuff piled high at markets. And it all gets us thinking about cooler weather…
Rosemary & Lemon Shortbread Cookies
Rosemary is a beautiful, fragrant herb known for remembrance and friendship. It’s also a source of iron, calcium and B-6, and even has ancient healing roots for ailments like muscle aches, memory loss and hair loss. This stuff has it all! Because it thrives in a sunny climate and loves rain (we’ve been having a…
Lime, Honey & Rosemary Popcorn
When I was a kid my mom made popcorn in her pressure cooker pan (without the valve, of course) on the stovetop, and that pan always made a perfect batch. Today, I still like to cook it at home — finished with just a simple dusting of salt (or none at all, for that matter)….
Herb & Citrus Roasted Potatoes
I simply adore potatoes. Mashed, roasted, smashed, boiled, grilled, fried, baked – you name it, I won’t turn it away. As I write this post, I recall something I read from Mark Bittman about potatoes. . .it may have been one of his blog posts a while back, maybe referencing content in his How to…
Calamondin, Lemon & Rosemary Salt
According to Jay Rayner, British food critic, “Salt is the difference between eating in Technicolor and eating in black and white.” How true! Unless you’re on a low-sodium diet, salt is a basic flavor enhancer in your kitchen. It’s a key ingredient in cooking and baking because it rounds out the flavors of food. And…
Rosemary-Garlic Potato Encrusted Grouper
There are lots of recipes for ‘potato encrusted’ fish that use either instant potato flakes, mashed potatoes, a layer of “shingle-looking” thinly sliced potatoes (a beautiful presentation, by the way), or grated potato (like hash browns). I’ve tried several methods with varying degrees of success. . .and don’t even get me started on my experience…
Sweet Butternut Squash with Rosemary
I love Fall for many reasons, not the least of which is having easy access to Butternut squash — a wonderfully delicious, sweet and nutty winter squash. I especially love it roasted or pureed, but I also enjoy it in cakes, pies and salads (all equally delicious). Some of my favorite flavor pairings with Butternut…
Stuffed Winter Squash
This time of year we can find plenty of winter squash varieties at supermarkets and farmer’s markets. It’s just one of the reasons I love Fall! I grew up eating lots of winter squash in New England (especially Butternut and Blue Hubbard) because our neighbor grew them and we had a standing order for a…
Rosemary-Vanilla Poached Peaches
Today’s the last day in August, but I didn’t want to miss a chance to still celebrate National Peach Month! I LOVE fresh peaches and my first inclination was to make a peach pie – my favorite flavor – but I certainly could not have been trusted with a whole pie in the house. Instead,…