Thai Basil Chicken (Gai Pad Krapow)
If you can find Holy Basil at the Asian Market, definitely get that. Other basil will work, but not as well. This is a dish that can be...
Culinary adventures and ponderings of grouchy old cook.
I've been cooking for 50 years and have discovered that it never hurts to try something new. If it's good, you have learned something, if it sucks, there is always pizza on speed dial.
If you can find Holy Basil at the Asian Market, definitely get that. Other basil will work, but not as well. This is a dish that can be...
Another use for preserved lemons. A quick and delicious spaghetti that is a refreshing start to a summer meal. 12 oz spaghetti 1/2 cup (1...
A one pot meal that takes tough stewing meat to melt in your mouth in around a half an hour. 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 2 lbs stew meat,...
This Hawaiian dish is filling, delicious, fairly easy, and not diet friendly. Especially when served with a side of pasta salad. Fried...
This makes a lot of sauce so you have plenty to pour over rice the next day. Ingredients 4 salmon fillets, skin removed 1 red bell...
This is a very easy gumbo to cook in the crock pot. Just make the roux, toss everything together and forget about it for a few hours. Add...
One of the most popular dishes throughout China, this is relatively simple and everyone has their favorite way of making it. I found this...
A nice change from the usual plain rice. Sparked up with fresh ginger and garlic. Maybe a bit of butter if you want to go crazy. 1 cup...
I think that is how it's spelled. Another recovered recipe from and old handwritten cookbook. Looks simple and tasty. 1 lb lean ground...
I grabbed a bunch of old recipes from my wife's parents' home to record them and keep some of the old style meals still going. This was...
Again stolen from Stanley Tucci from his wonderful book, "Taste". This is cheap, filling, vegetarian, takes about 30 minutes, and is...
Made a pasta sauce tonight with fresh tomatoes, garlic, onion, basil, white wine, mushrooms and butter. Cooked down to almost a paste and...
This typically Midwestern dish has practically nothing to do with proper Hungarian Gulash, but nobody seems to care, not even the...
A simple and elegant dish and a nice introduction to see that risotto isn't as hard as you might think. 1/2 lb shrimp, peeled and...
Nothing fancy here, but this is a wonderful quick sauce anyone should make. In a deep skillet over medium heat add a good splash of good...