Chicken Curry Salad
Chicken Curry Salad My chicken curry salad recipe was inspired by one in the Denver Junior League Cookbook, but I have made my own changes and since lost that cookbook, so I can’t really tell you where the Jr League chicken salad ends and mine begins. I have used this...
Homemade Pizza Dough
Homemade Pizza Dough After years of buying pre-made pizza dough at the grocery store I decided to attempt pizza dough so I could add some whole wheat flour. I have no idea why I was buying dough, this is really easy. I also have stopped using tomato sauce because it...
Spinach and Turkey Burgers
Before I took the time to develop my own turkey burgers I was always unexcited by the whole turkey burger idea. This recipe is hugely popular with my friends and family so I am guessing I might not have been the only person looking for a little extra something in my...
Four Easy Vinaigrette Salad Dressings
This posting is for an old college friend that I fed many a meal to during our formative years. These salad dressing recipes are loosely based on the quick mustard based dressing that my sister in law taught me fifteen or more years ago. The best thing about these...
Balsamic Onion Jam
Balsamic Onion Jam is the best, it’s not my invention but I love it and use it in/on everything. I have seen about 10 or more versions of onion jam on the web from people like Tom Colicchio to other bloggers so I am going to add my onion jam to the list. Mostly so...
How to Dry Aged Prime Rib
Dry aging a prime rib is a labor of love that I have to thank my mother for undertaking with me. We bought a beautiful prime rib at the local butcher intending to freeze for a week then eat it for New Year’s Day dinner. But when the sweet little old butcher heard our...
How to Set a Table
How to Set a Table I have been asked may times by friends hosting their first dinner party for quick tips on how to set a table. We all have the basics down, forks on the left, knife on the right. It’s when the meal becomes more formal and more complicated that we...
Bacon Wrapped Pork Loin Stuffed with Walnuts and Rice
This is a special meal, my bacon wrapped pork loin stuffed with walnuts and rice will rival anything you can find in a restaurant, use it to impress friends and family without killing your budget. The ingredients are humble and easy to get, and if butterflying the...
Six Fresh Salsas and Guacamole
Six Fresh Salsas and Guacamole I lived in Texas for almost 10 years and when I left I learned that the fresh tomato salsa I got in every local Tex-Mex restaurant was a luxury that I could not live without. I set out to create not only a good basic salsa that I could...
My First Cookbook Conservation, Part II
My First Cookbook Conservation, Part II (read part I here) So now that I had re-discovered this treasure trove of good food and family history it was time to decide how to give it life again. First I decided it needed to retain its original look, so just retyping all...
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