For me food in its most natural state is like works of art~~I mean even the stems of the green beans, the small parts of the vines on which they grew, the ends of the green beans which are usually snapped off~~after they’ve been washed and cleaned, I just leave them on! Yes, you can eat them~~your choice~~I see design ... Read More »
What happens when you buy the big bag of whole walnuts from Costco? Well, you do a lot of dishes and recipes with walnuts! Of course, you can just put some in a bowl and eat them randomly as you pass by, and that’s exactly what I was thinking when I created these sweet and salty walnuts~~I wanted to put ... Read More »
I’m a veggie oven roasting fanatic! Within in a short amount of time in a hot oven, your veggies caramelize, the sugars come out, and the flavors burst like exploding stars! These Brussels sprouts also are packed with even more taste bud tingles with the chili mixture and the cumin! I’m especially fond of the burned charred leaves…course I love burnt potato ... Read More »
What I’m finding about bread-making is that it’s not as hard as you think! Now, I do mine the ol’ fashioned way~~knead with my hands~~don’t even own a bread-making machine! There’s just something tactile and luscious about getting your hands into the sticky dough, flicking on more flour, pushing and folding, using the heels of your hands, and working the ... Read More »
This sweet and savory crispy thin crust ‘pizza’ is refreshing! When you have the tender sweet mandarin oranges burst on your palate as you take a bite, it combines with the saltiness of the broccolini and creaminess of the whipped cream cheese to make you want to not swallow but just keep chewing basking in the flavors. It doesn’t take ... Read More »
Foods from India~~I’ve never even ventured into that kind of ethnic cooking and now I’m getting my toes wet with trying this very first dish. Maybe it was the intriguing movie ‘The Life of Pi’ that sparked my interest even more so~~I’ve always loved the design flair of the women’s attire, the colors, patterns, the jewelry~~all so mysteriously exotic to ... Read More »
Today I’m going to be like Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes! Why? Because I’m taking this fabulous ‘Blackberry Pound Cake’ to an unsuspecting recipient and giving it to them!! Oh, I just can’t wait!! Actually, it’s one slice shy of a whole cake~~when I photographed the slice that you also see has a bite taken from it, well, one bite led ... Read More »
We have more crabs than Carter’s got pills in our inlet! Ben will just bait the crab traps, toss ‘em out from the floating dock, leave them for about 48 hours or more, and when we pull them in, they’re usually loaded with big fat crabs! Throw ‘em in a pot with some Old Bay seasoning, fire it up, boil ... Read More »
When Ben usually eats something I’ve made, he’ll say, ‘This is the best thing I’ve ever eaten!’ Well, I’m like Ben on this one~~this is the best bread I’ve every made! Moist, tender, dense, yet light, a heavenly yeasteee aroma cooking and pull apart fluffy and soft! It reminded me totally of my Grandma Cook’s yeast bread and rolls she ... Read More »
I just couldn’t make up my mind as to whether I wanted waffle cookie sandwiches or round cake cookie sandwiches~~it’s like seeing two stunning LBDs (little black dresses)~~you buy both~ Well, I made both! While they had basically the same taste, the symphony on your palate was slightly different because of the finish~~crispiness of the waffle cookie and smoothness of ... Read More »
Ally's Kitchen
