Whipped Parsnips with Mascarpone Cheese
Everyone makes mashed potatoes holiday meals, and I wanted an alternative side dish. Parsnips are perfect. Stop thinking about it. Just go buy the mascarpone cheese. The addition of the sweet potatoes is nice because of the added sweetness and fluffy texture. Whipped...
Dry Aged Beef
I have been dry aging beef all wrong. The best way is to have a friend with a walk-in cooler devoted to his meat curing and processing. Yep meet my friend Bill. He's one of those guys that has everything. From a pizza oven to a commercial deep fryer, this guys got it...
Black Wild Rice and Shrimp Salad
It's still summer here in Florida, so we are grilling when we can: thus Wild Rice and Shrimp Salad. This was a great lunch. The wild rice made it, so we didn't feel like we were missing out on bread. The shrimp were big and tasty, coming off the grill. A fancy Wild...
Meet Michelle…I firmly believe that if you passed high school chemistry you can learn to cook well, and I know that $50 at a grocery store will yield you more delicious food than $50 spent at most restaurants ever could. At my home the wine is good, the company great and the food is fabulous. There is no reason why it can’t be the same at your house! Together we can all cook better than most restaurants. Read More
Acorn Squash Stuffed with Sausage
With fall just around the corner, squash of every kind has been showing up in the grocery stores. Acorn squash happens to be one of my favorites. I usually slice it in half and microwave it with butter and OJ concentrate for a simple side. But once in a while, I stuff...
Seared Cherry Tomato and Shrimp Tapas
I concocted this simple cherry tomato and shrimp tapas dish after watching an episode of Rick Stein in France. If you don’t know Rick Stein, he is a BBC food show host, and if you skip below the recipe, you can get all the details on how we came to own a set of his...
Leftover Roast Beef Thai Noodle Salad
Right now, we are all still on the COVID lockdown, so no one is going to restaurants, but the craving for Beef Thai Noodle Salad was strong. I looked around and decided I would feed my yearning for spicy cabbage and rice noddle salad at home. I had a decent supply of...
Sweet and Spicy Bacon Wrapped Broccolini
Next time, you need a simple appetizer for a party try my sweet and spicy bacon wrapped broccolini, everyone I have given it to has wept at the yummy pairing. Ok, they may not have actually cried but they did eat them all in about five minutes. The mix of sweet with...
Sausage and Goat Cheese Crostini
Simple appetizers like these sausage and goat cheese crostini that are filling and easy to make are something I am always keen to have. Lately, we have been having a lot of lite dinners, just an appetizer, some pickles, and a bit of fruit with a lot of wine. Just...
Cranberry Lemonade Vodka Quarantini
So its week thirtyteen of quarantine, we have run out of LaCroix to mix with our vodka, enter the Cranberry Lemonade Quarantini. AKA the drink I could make a pitcher of without going to the grocery store. You may be asking yourself, why does Michelle have so many...
Pesto Guinness Beer Bread
Right now the internet is ablaze with the simple beer bread recipe, but I decided to give it more flavor enter: pesto Guinness Beer Bread. A few weeks into the self-quarantine for the Corona Virus and the easy beer bread recipes keep appearing on my Facebook feed....
My Mom’s Deviled Eggs
My mom’s deviled eggs are famous in our family, but in all honesty it’s a classic deviled egg recipe that uses hot dog relish. The recipe is not revolutionary, but she taught me a few tips and tricks that get the texture of her deviled eggs to come out perfect every...
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