The menu for the week beginning May 9th -
Archive for the ‘Cooking’ Category
Interview with Alton Brown
Nice interview in the Athens Banner-Herald with Alton Brown. Worth the read.
More Than Salad Greens
I didn’t get to our local Farmer’s Market earlier in the week due to rain on Tuesday, but Saturday turned out to be breezy, sunny and mild here in my corner of New England. With tote bag in hand and my “fruit picker” cowboy hat on I was ready to go. If I had though ahead [...]
Phunny Phood Photos
These gave me a chuckle this AM.
Grilled Southwest Shrimp Cocktail
Last week’s menu was “south of the border” in honor of Cinco de Mayo and one of the menu items was grilled southwest shrimp using a Cooks Illustrated recipe. The grilled shrimp tasted fantastic but they needed a dipping sauce to make it more like a “cocktail”. I wanted a “southwest” flavor to compliment the [...]
Finger Sized Corn and Bean Quesadillas
As I indicated in the recipe posting, corn and black bean quesadilla is a family favorite, super easy to make and quite good all at the same time. It’s also meatless so everyone can enjoy it. First thing to do after assembling all the ingredients is get the corn going in the 10″ skillet. There’s no [...]
Corn and Black Bean Quesadillas
Last weeks Crab Cake recipe reminded me that finger food should be quick to prepare. On that note, and with Cinco de Mayo in mind, I’m turning to a family favorite that’s really quick to make and can be served as finger food as well as the main course. The recipe itself is adapted from [...]
Spring Greens and Herbs
After reading The Omnivore’s Dilemma I’m more aware of buying seasonally local food – I don’t know how anyone can come away from that book and not be effected by it. I’m not a “green” person but by buying local and seasonal I’m: getting the freshest of what my area has to offer supporting the local economy, [...]
Culinary May Calendar
Besides May flowers, this month included the following culinary observation: National Salad Month National Barbecue Month National Hamburger Month National Egg Month I’m thinking the BBQ and Hamburger month go well together. I’ll have to think up a menu that incorporates all of these items. There are some special food days in May as well: May 4 National [...]
Tale of Two Crab Cakes
Lately I’ve been wondering if programs on Food Network and articles from Cooks Illustrated and the like are “dumbing down” cooking. If the recipes work the first time, where’s the mystery, the desire to investigate and learn from mistakes? While there’s a certain satisfaction with a dish that turns out right the first time, the desire to [...]