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French Onion Soup
My first e-cookbook! You can pre-order it right now for the “Early Bird” price of $5 (regularly $7), or subscribe now for the discount on all twelve books in the series. Scroll to the bottom of this post to purchase. A little background: This is the first book in my series of twelve e-cookbooks for the…
Ploughman’s Lunch
In the Spring and Fall yard work is on the agenda. These times of year make a perfect opportunity for a late afternoon lunch or snack that requires no cooking. Ploughman’s lunch can be assembled using the traditional ingredients (bread, crackers, stilton and cheddar cheeses, apples, pickled onions, chutney) or improvised by adding boiled eggs,…
Bacon-wrapped Scallops
Its simple. Wrap bacon around really nice fresh scallops and broil 3-4 minutes per side. Toss in garlic butter if you’d like. You can also put these in a row on skewers. Yum!
Infused Waters
This works best with an infusing pitcher (click the link to see the one I have, around $20), or if you place your ingredients in cheese cloth. I find that depending on the ingredients, you can keep a pitcher going (replacing water as you drink it) for about a week. If you drink a lot of water,…
Martini Steaks
Tired of the same old steak? Here’s a crowd-pleaser inspired by the classic martini. Things you’ll need: Your favorite cut of steak Blue Cheese Crumbles Green Olives Grill & Charcoal Vodka Vermouth Olive Juice Pepper, Salt Place steaks in a large Ziploc bag or a Tupperware container that seals well. Add the following ingredients to…
Thai-Inspired Salad
This salad is quick and easy. The ingredients are fresh and cold, and you can tweak it to be vegetarian, make it with shrimp, and pick and choose which veggies you’d like to use. Be sure to chill everything before tossing the ingredients together. Add the dressing separately to each serving so that if there…
Russian Cooking: Beef Stroganov
A couple of weeks ago I took a Russian cooking class at The Russian House restaurant here in Austin, Texas. I’ve made the dish with my own twists since the class, and I’m sharing it here. Here is the shopping list if you’d like to make it for Maslenita on February 16 — the Russian festival…
Easy Dinner: Pasta with Sausage Marinara
Everyone runs into it…the dinner rut. The dilemma of changing it up but having no inspiration. So this is the first of my easy dinner ideas to add to your menu. Pasta with Sausage Marinara & Simple Salad The Main Dish: (See how it is made here in my Snap Cook section) Depending on how…
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