Another camping trip, this time with friends. Another first! I was in charge of food, of course. I was nervous about cooking for six of us so I tried to keep it simple and similar to what I knew worked before. I knew I would grill some sort of chicken, thinking it’s the most agreeable [...]
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Brandon was over for dinner again, and since I know he likes Mexican food (but not avocado), I decided to make tacos. I did two versions of filling – one, a flavorful spice rub on steak. We grilled the steak, but it can be made in a pan just as easily. The chicken is marinated [...]
This method of preparing pork belly – a long braise, then smoked – is time consuming (primarily not active cooking time) but worth it. The belly is braised stove-top for five hours in a homemade teriyaki sauce. The sauce is reserved and cooked down until it’s thick and syrupy. It’s the sauce for the final [...]
Sometimes it’s just best to play it safe and make things that are easy and that you know are good. For this week’s Siren SeaSA delivery (fresh salmon), we did just that. A simple glaze and grilled on a cedar plank is all it needs. And on the side, I made yet another kale salad [...]
I didn’t have huge expectations for this pork. Pork tenderloin is good and all, but meat on a stick? Meh. I made it anyway, and I’m so glad I did. The pork is sliced thin (the recipe calls for pork fillet, I just used tenderloin), and then marinated in a mixture of aromatics, fish sauce [...]
Larry’s continuing to pick up the slack in the kitchen, and he picked out another recipe from a book I checked out from the library. It’s a simple book on grilling, organized by preparation time. I like the author, Rick Rodgers – he writes solid, reliable recipes. Grilling is a natural choice for meals for [...]
[it-rotate group="1" class="alignleft"] Today’s fresh catch from Siren SeaSA was also scary for us. Fresh sardines out of Monterey Bay. Not teeny sardines, either, but half-foot whole fish, guts and all. Sardines are wildly healthy and sustainable. They’re high in Omega-3s and low in mercury. They smelled slightly fishy, but I didn’t think it was [...]
I had the chance to pick up some more of the excellent Moon Meadow ground beef at the farmer’s market so we had a rare burger. Not a burger cooked rare, but that we rarely make burgers. This recipe is somewhat simple, just beef mixed with chopped up bacon and some Worcestershire sauce. The bacon [...]
These meatball subs reminded me again why smoked paprika is such a great ingredient. It can elevate something as simple as ground pork into a smoky, savory bite of heaven. Particularly if you like the flavor of smoked foods (I do). We loved these subs. Loved them. I usually gravitate towards a plant-based diet, but [...]
I’ve got another cookbook review up at Cooks&Books&Recipes, featuring a really delicious ricotta flatbread from Plum Gorgeous. The recipe is posted there – go make it with the last of the summer tomatoes and the grapes that are in season! I’m absolutely loving this book, and Larry keeps asking me to make the flatbread again [...]
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