It’s almost summer, which means we can put away that age old question; “what to do with a chicken breast when you’re tired of soup?”
Read MorePita Bread
This pocket style bread tastes so good when eaten at a Greek restaurant but so horribly dry and icky when bought pre-made at the grocery store. Well fret not my dear pocket sandwich fans, now you can make delicious pita bread at home in just a few minutes for your next trip to the lake or outdoor dinner party.
Read MoreBroccoli Cheese Soup
My broccoli cheese soup is rich and creamy but the taste alone will help you forgot all those incorrect things you’ve been taught about healthy diets, like dairy is bad and real butter even worse.
Read MorePommes Persillade
Pommes Persillade are potatoes with parsley and garlic. This is a French version of what we in America call Home Fries, but with parsley and garlic and of course, butter. My flare is to add Parmesan cheese and sometimes green chili, but that’s optional.
Read MoreSour Dough Bread
Technically, what makes a sour dough is using yeast from a previous bread making session but some bakers refer to slow rising bread as sour dough. There is a version of French bread I make that takes three days to rise, but the advantage is there is no yeast taste and slow rising breads stay fresh longer than fast rising bread. From a health perspective, slow rising breads break down the flour gluten, which makes it easier for the body to digest.
Read MoreAntipasto Salad
Antipasto is a refreshing salad usually served as an appetizer, but I often serve it as the entree, along with a nice loaf of Italian bread just out of the oven and a bottle of Cabernet.
Read MoreTaco Meatloaf
A Southwest spin on a Midwest classic. Black beans make a nice side, as does fire roasted corn that you can buy frozen at Trader Joe’s.
Read MoreDeviled Eggs
So, you’re stuck with all those hard boiled eggs your kids just had to color, and a person can only eat so many hard boiled eggs – what’s a person to do?
Read MoreDominic and Denali – A Story of Love and Loss but Not of Lost Love
By the nonstop way Dominic talked up Los Alamos and the national laboratory where he won a coveted Post Doc position, Denali envisioned some sort of undiscovered utopia, and to be fair, for brainiacs Los Alamos probably is Shangri-La. For normal people though, the stark reality is more akin to a social outpost on the dark side of Mars.
Read MoreGreek Salad with Freshly Made Dressing
Greek salads are not only fresh and packed with healthy produce, they make a great entry into a Greek-based dinner. The important thing is to use fresh produce and make the dressing ahead of time so it has a chance to marinate and emulsify.
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