Easy to follow, adaptable recipes for the busy home cook.
Tender, sticky, sweet, spicy saucy baked chicken meatballs are a perfect appetizer or easy weeknight meal over fluffy rice. Impressive, but so quick and easy. Seriously, this whole recipe takes about 25 minutes, it can be made ahead for a party or potluck and, most of all, it’s very tasty (so said my tester husband)….
This classic prime rib recipe uses the reverse-sear method to create mouth watering, medium-rare meat throughout the entire roast. It doesn’t get better than that. Prime rib is one of my top 3 favorite meals on the planet. I’ve been making it my entire adult life using the more typical method of high heat for…
If you’ve read our tips on hosting a stress free dinner party, you will know that when it comes to dinner party planning, I am not a laid-back person. I also obsess about keeping food warm. I have researched this to death and thought I’d share my best tips from many years of entertaining. Plan,…
Try these one-bite Stuffed Mini Peppers with goat cheese and pesto for your next holiday or dinner party. Delicious, easy and only 20 minutes to make (with a few good shortcuts). I love to serve them with a dramatic drizzle of balsamic reduction. My friend Barbara sent me a recipe for mini stuffed peppers, raving…
This pretty fig salad with pomegranates & balsamic dressing is a festive addition to any dinner party or holiday event. My sister Kathy brought this fig salad as a contribution to a recent dinner party I was hosting. Winner! The combination of figs, pomegranate seeds, avocado and tangy cheese work really well. A balsamic dressing…
Low heat cooking makes Slow Roasted Salmon incredibly moist and tender. And the zesty gremolata pairs beautifully for a gorgeous bold finish. Simple and elegant. This is one of my go-to brunch recipes. I serve it room temperature and use is as an alternative to smoked salmon for something a bit different. It’s also great…
Plump tender morsels of veal in a rich sauce of wine, tomatoes, thyme, garlic, carrots and onions, brightened with lemon zest and freshly chopped parsley. That pretty much describes Veal Stew with Wine, Zest and Thyme. Except for the deliciousness part. The method to cook this full bodied veal stew recipe is similar to most…
There’s nothing like Fall soups to help ease the transition from summer. Root Vegetable Soup With Barley – loaded with squash, sweet potato, turnip, celeriac, carrots and onions – is the perfect segue into Fall. Nutrient-rich, low calorie and, most importantly, absolutely delicious. My friend Jane inspired me to create this soup. She served a…
