Three Salads
I've been meaning to blog about each of these salads, but the days are just so filled in the summertime that food blog posts get buried at the bottom of the pile. But I wanted a record of the salads we've loved, to make it easier for next summer. The amounts I'm...
Pears in Spiced Red Wine
I tried peeling my pears "decoratively", but I'm not that impressed with the way they turned out and wish I had just peeled them all the way. Won't be doing that again 🙂 5 Bartlett pears (Bartletts hold their shape nicely), peeled, and cored from the bottom. 3 cups...
Poulet Basquaise (Chicken Basque-Style) for St. Bernadette’s Feast Day, April 16
When we visited Lourdes in 2008, we ate a chicken dish at this restaurant, but I don't remember much about it except that it had a winey sauce with a bit of bite, and that it had peppers, which I disliked as a child but now love as an adult. So when I was looking for...
Salt Cod and Potato Salad for St. Bernadette’s Feast Day, April 16
Salt cod is one of those things that have always appealed to me. There are so many things you can do with it! You can put it in soups, flake and make fish balls/fritters with it, make into a brandade (my FAVORITE, except the family can't have it), add to a stir fry,...
Basque-Style Green Beans for the Feast of St. Bernadette
4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1 tablespoon minced garlic 1/2 cup chopped onions 1/2 cup chopped red peppers 1 1/2 lbs. green beans, trimmed sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste 1/2 cup chopped Basque/Bayonne Ham, or Jamon Iberico or Serrano, or...
Olive and Anchovy Pinchos/Pintxos for St. Bernadette’s Feast Day
A Basquaise appetizer that's really easy to put together and takes no time at all. Plus, olives are soooo good for you. I inherited my mom's love of both anchovies and olives 🙂 . The hot peppers add that needed ZING. To make these, you'll need: an assortment of...
Annunciation Waffles (Allergen-Free!!)
Happy Feast of the Annunciation of our Lord!! We started the day with Mass, and hurried home anticipating breakfast, since Jenn tells us that the food most associated with this feast are WAFFLES. And I think our allergen-free formula's finally good enough to share....
Orecchiette with Mushrooms, Meat Sauce and Hot Pepper Oil (with Allergen-Free Version)
[Note: This dish can be used to celebrate St. Cornelius' Feast Day on September 16. He's the patron saint of ear ache sufferers.] This post is for my cousin Mariel who requested the recipe for this. I had prepared it for one of our dinners around Christmas, when we...
Cappuccino “Larabar” or “Jocalat” Recipe (DIY, Homemade, Yummy)
Another "convenience food" that my family loves, except that most of the family is allergic to cashews and walnuts, star ingredients in many of Larabars' products. 1 cup almonds 1 to 1 1/2 cups pitted dates (we're currently using Deglet Noor, but for previous batches...
Basic Basmati Rice Pilaf
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Chocolate Chocolate “Luna Bars” (DIY, Homemade, Yummy)
Who doesn't love Luna Bars, right? I would eat them everyday, but my family can't. So I got to thinking -- they're really just rice krispies (TM) with a layer of chocolate or other creamy sticky sweet goodness. The sad thing is my allergy-sufferers can't really enjoy...
Cheese Straws
Yena and I made this the day before our homeschooling group's Valentine's Day party. We had wheat and cheese and butter in the house that we were trying to get rid of, so this was perfect. The recipe is quite flexible, so if you find you don't have the exact amount of...
Sausage and Kimchi Bao
Yup. Sausage and kimchi because that's what's in it, not Char Siu (or Cha Siu, or Char Siew, or however you want to spell it). I got the idea off a food mag years ago, but I forgot where, and I've forgotten the details, so we kinda winged it. Dough for the Bao: 1...
Habemus Papam!!
Well, that was a short conclave!! Thank You, Holy Spirit! I don't know what we were expecting, but we sure didn't expect the text from Pope Alarm telling us about the WHITE SMOKE!! We all rushed in front of the computer and forgot all about lunch. It was already a...
Hot and Sour Soup
Recipe adapted from Mrs. Chiang's Szechwan Cookbook 2 medium pork chops, or 2 chicken thighs, partially frozen (to facilitate slicing), de-boned and cut into slivers - divided use1 tablespoon soy sauce (or tamari, if you need to be wheat-free) (see note)1 teaspoon...