Perfecting Pru has chosen cheese straws for next week’s project. Pru is in the UK, but these will be a great thing to make for Memorial Day weekend here.
Perfecting Pru has chosen cheese straws for next week’s project. Pru is in the UK, but these will be a great thing to make for Memorial Day weekend here.
June Cooking Light has some great ideas for different types of burgers. I decided to play with the salmon burger recipe and change it up a bit, mostly because I didn’t have all the ingredients! Here’s what I ended up making:
12 oz salmon
1 1/2 scallions
1/2 tsp dried ginger
1 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp tamari
1 tbsp hoisin
pepper to taste
3/4 cup panko
1 egg white
Put everything in the food processor and process until completely combined. Form into 4 patties and grill until cooked through. Serve on buns with thinly sliced cucumbers and additional hoisin.
This was really tasty and a nice change from a regular burger. It stayed moist and was also really quick to throw together.
June Cooking Light has some great ideas for different types of burgers. I decided to play with the salmon burger recipe and change it up a bit, mostly because I didn’t have all the ingredients! Here’s what I ended up making: 12 oz salmon 1 1/2 scallions 1/2 tsp dried ginger 1 tbsp lemon juice … Read more
Meet my new obsession. I stumbled across this little bottle in the grocery store by chance and it intrigued me, so I brought it home. I’m using it on everything. It tastes like a fruity lemon juice with lots of nice mango flavor. It is fantastic on fish. It is also really great on vegetables, instead of butter or other toppings. It also works on chicken and is really nice on salad with a little olive oil. I love the spritzer bottle so you can evenly distribute it on your food and manage to get just a little (too much would not be good I don’t think) on the item. The fact that it is mostly mango means it is not super sour like straight vinegar, so you don’t get that pucker effect.
The first ingredient is mango juice (78%), followed by wine vinegar, mango extract, stabilizer, xanthan gum and sulphur dioxide. The 8.4 ounce bottle cost me $6.99 but I’ve barely made a dent in it after using it quite a few times.
Meet my new obsession. I stumbled across this little bottle in the grocery store by chance and it intrigued me, so I brought it home. I’m using it on everything. It tastes like a fruity lemon juice with lots of nice mango flavor. It is fantastic on fish. It is also really great on vegetables, … Read more
I am back to work and made this week’s project! I had a lovely Mother’s Day weekend. We got a lot done around the house, found time to take walks, and just hang out. My husband made me lunch and husband and kids made dinner, including my grandmother’s chocolate cake recipe. It was everything Mother’s Day should be. I hope all the moms out there enjoyed the day as well!
I made the strawberry tart Megan’s Cookin’ chose for our project, but it really didn’t infringe on my “I’m not cooking today” mantra. The crust was easy to put together and I mixed up the cream cheese in the food processor. I cut the 
berries in half because one container I had was rotten and there wasn’t going to be enough. I used strawberry jam on top of them instead of currant jelly. I thought it looked pretty. It doesn’t compete, however, with my grandmother’s recipe for strawberry pie which I may share with you at some point!
I thought it was pretty good though. The crust was a really nice shortbread crust that I loved. I think if I didn’t know what was in this (just cream cheese and sugar) I would have liked it more! But it actually was pretty good and so simple to put together.
I am back to work and made this week’s project! I had a lovely Mother’s Day weekend. We got a lot done around the house, found time to take walks, and just hang out. My husband made me lunch and husband and kids made dinner, including my grandmother’s chocolate cake recipe. It was everything Mother’s … Read more
Hi everyone. I apologize for not getting last week’s recipe done. I haven’t been feeling well, with little appetite for food, so I just couldn’t manage it. I hope to get to the next project though, chosen by Megan’s Cooking, strawberry pie. I hope you will forgive me for falling behind. We’re on day 3 of some renovations here as well, which has just made it impossible to do anything.
Hi everyone. I apologize for not getting last week’s recipe done. I haven’t been feeling well, with little appetite for food, so I just couldn’t manage it. I hope to get to the next project though, chosen by Megan’s Cooking, strawberry pie. I hope you will forgive me for falling behind. We’re on day 3 … Read more
I was recently interviewed by the Buffalo News about writing your own cookbook. The piece is out today, if you’d like to take a peek. I enjoyed doing the interview, but did not enjoy the photo shoot (!) and they ended up using art anyhow so it was a waste of time. It’s a great piece though.
Apologies to my Martha Mondays friends. I am still in the midst of a lot happening here – dealing with some health issues and a major home improvement project.
I was recently interviewed by the Buffalo News about writing your own cookbook. The piece is out today, if you’d like to take a peek. I enjoyed doing the interview, but did not enjoy the photo shoot (!) and they ended up using art anyhow so it was a waste of time. It’s a great … Read more
It must be my Irish blood, but I love potatoes. On nights when I’m alone, a baked potato is my go-to dinner. I love potatoes made just about any way you can think of. So of course I had to try the Smashed Potatoes recipe from May Everyday Food.
Here’s the deal: you boil some small potatoes (I used baby red) until just fork tender. Drain. Put them on a greased baking sheet and smash them with your hand, or as I did, with the bottom of a measuring cup. Drizzle them with olive oil and salt and pepper them and bake at 450 for about 35 minutes, flipping halfway through, until they are brown and crunchy. Amazing. I would have cooked mine a bit longer if I had had the time, but these were really good. I might use butter next time instead of olive oil. I served them with sour cream. It was like having French fries but without so much grease.
It must be my Irish blood, but I love potatoes. On nights when I’m alone, a baked potato is my go-to dinner. I love potatoes made just about any way you can think of. So of course I had to try the Smashed Potatoes recipe from May Everyday Food. Here’s the deal: you boil some … Read more
5/14 Megan’s Cookin’
5/21 Sassy Suppers
5/28 Perfecting Pru
6/4 Tiny Skillet
6/11 Sweet Almond Tree
6/18 MarthaAndMe
5/14 Megan’s Cookin’ 5/21 Sassy Suppers 5/28 Perfecting Pru 6/4 Tiny Skillet 6/11 Sweet Almond Tree 6/18 MarthaAndMe
It’s my turn to pick for next week, so let’s make the Cinnamon Bun Bites from April Living. They sound like monkey bread to me.
It’s my turn to pick for next week, so let’s make the Cinnamon Bun Bites from April Living. They sound like monkey bread to me.
Thanks to Ana at Sweet Almond Tree for this pick, Rosemary Bread. This was easy to make and I liked the taste of the fresh rosemary in it. And it was a nice bonus to get two loaves, so I could freeze one for later. Very tasty and fun to make. Although I got frustrated with the dough hook – it was making so much noise, I finally pulled the dough out and kneaded it by hand it at the end.
Thanks to Ana at Sweet Almond Tree for this pick, Rosemary Bread. This was easy to make and I liked the taste of the fresh rosemary in it. And it was a nice bonus to get two loaves, so I could freeze one for later. Very tasty and fun to make. Although I got frustrated … Read more
