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Steamers, roasted black bass, asparagus baked with crumbs, poached and pan-roasted potatoes. Delish
Banana-currant bread- made for my friend who’s mom just passed. Ingredients chosen and put together in specific ways, has always...
Yes, in a perfect world, someone would be making me matzo ball soup, since I have a lousy cold and...
Potato and zucchini galette, roasted asparagus with garlic confit and pan-grilled chicken breasts with lemon spiked pesto
Meat for lunch means veggies for dinner: fresh pasta with roasted tomatoes, garlic, basil, olive oil, toasted pine nuts- and...
Woodfired dinner. Rack of lamb, and carrot/cauliflower medley, herb-roasted potatoes and sourdough bread (from my freezer!) made crisp and delish
Osso bucco with fresh fettuccine
Big batch of spicy barbecue sauce “blooping” awaaaay….. recipe with video on my site!
Pizza Partnership: Crisp, light, stand/up bottom and border- toppings that didn’t overwhelm but asserted their worthiness to be heard. One...
Oh- I need an excuse?? Ok! There’s a big snow storm coming tomorrow-and I need my strength! Veal parm and...
Sesame pumpernickel- baked with healing intentions for a family in need of prayers
Fried Indian bread puffs- sweet and savory-My children’s favorite- can’t wait to make these for my grand-baby Audra
Wood-roasted chicken: Just yum
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Wood-roast branzino and potatoes with shishito peppers
Yeah, Baby
A special birthday cake for a special friend, Kathy. Golden cake layers with vanilla bean pastry cream and topped with...
Slow cooked chicken thighs, hot Italian sausage- peppers, onions, garlic- rice- ALL leftovers put together in such a delicious way!...
What’s she up to now, you ask? I’m drying the skin on the back side of a duck- I wanted...
There’s no place like home
Malted milk-chocolate chunk
Apple-cinnamon galette
Pecan praline ice cream
Needed this Triple-S soothing meal-After spending the most wonderful weekend with my family in CA-celebrating the birthday of my youngest,...
Since I was little, creamy mashed potatoes have always made me feel safe and soothed. I think I ate a...
When grilling chops- regardless of whether on the stove or on the grill, after searing on both sides and the...
The ultimate mac and cheese- Huh?-No mac? Nope, penne rigate, instead-with blanched broccoli. Pasta is a little more than half...
Not all dough is treated equal-and that’s a good thing! Yeast dough is kneaded aggressively and biscuit dough (here) is...
Mondays are just when we could all use some of this, don’t you think? 🙌 it’s easier than you think
Matzo is not just for Passover. Flour, water, sesame seeds and salt- all deeply toasted in the oven-equal a kind...
Glazed mixed-berry muffins
Halibut, seared and then topped and baked with pesto and breadcrumbs. Served with sautéed fresh corn and baked jewel sweet...
Nothing fancy/nothing like it. Home-food rocks
Leftover braised beef and vegetables, turned into a filling for pasta!
Beef tortellini en broth with fresh peas and artichokes baked with garlic, lemon, parsley and crumbs
Braised Beef, mashed potatoes and roast asparagus. My freezer is such a friend!! August/February, it doesn’t matter meal
Grilled, herb-scented butterflied chicken with tomatoes, wild mushrooms and sweet onions and baked creamed spinach, topped with Parmesan
Burgers on the wood grill (insider our kitchen, next to the wood oven). It’s really raining- so I have to...
Lasagna – homemade through and through
Smoked, then braised beef short ribs. I learned two things: I know how to cook short ribs- they were so...
Dinner was delish- second time using my smoker. It was crazy windy- rained intermittently- should have been a royal pain...
The aroma- Like deeply toasted popcorn. The taste and texture- Heaven
Tender matzo balls get lowered into just-made soup. Extras go into some chicken stock and get frozen
Just born: Cinnamon-currant-nut palmiers. Made with homemade, all butter puff pastry
“Meatloaf, Ma!”…and baked mashed potatoes. So happy
Pan-seared trout with sautéed almonds and smashed (not mashed) potatoes
Happy spring! Sweet pea ravioli (inside and out) and wood-roast Cornish hens
Sautéed mushroom, Burrata and shaved onion pizza
Glazed corned beef
Tonight’s dinner was really wonderful/ not just because it tasted great- but because our meal tonight utilized yesterday’s food in...
I’m just never over it
A happy birthday cake for my sweet friend Kathy. Love you
Ciabatta. #cookandbakefromscratch #theresnothinglikehomemadebread #bakefromscratch #nurturingfood #homebaked
Wood-roast chicken and oven-roast cauliflower. #cookfromscratch #cookandbakefromscratch #nurturingfood
Dinner buns… #cookfromscratch #cookandbakefromscratch #homefoodisthebest #nurturingfood #theresnothinglikehomemadebread #bakefromscratch
Almost there… #cookandbakefromscratch #cookingfromscratch #nurturingfood
On the way to a delicious din-din… #cookandbakefromscratch #nurturingfood #cookingfromscratch
For the galette (tonight). Praline ice cream. I always scoop ice cream ahead and keep it in the freezer, covered...
Fresh Bigoli pasta (fat spaghetti). #cookfromscratch #homecomingrocks #nurturingfood #italiancooking #cookandbakefromscratch
Jumbo shrimp, cockles and mussels, simmered in a spicy marinara. Roasted asparagus with paper-thin-sliced cherry peppers and garlic confit. Just-made...
Challah dinner rolls. #bakefromscratch #cookfromscratch #cookandbakefromscratch #nurturingfood #homecomingrocks
Ta-da! #cookfromscratch #homecookingrocks #nurturingfood #ilovetocook
Pan-seared and oven-roasted butterflied chickens. #crispandsucculent #nurturingfood #delicious
Making English Muffins with my youngest muffin, Jessie.

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