The Silver Palate Cookbook offers the most well known version of Chicken Marbella. Regardless of this dish’s roots from Spain’s south coast, it is their recipe that has made the dish well known in North America. I have always used the proportion of ingredients exactly as written, allowing for a change of amounts depending on…
Butternut Cottage Pie
The feeling of sitting down to a meal of “comfort food” is exactly that, comfort. The senses drag up old, comfy memories, of different times and places, but all of them bring us comfort. In our childhood home, if we ever had a roast beef or pot roast for dinner, the next day one of…
Yam Oven Fries
There are certain foods that we know are treats, and should be eaten rarely. French Fries are the ubiquitous side that comes with so many meals. Fast food restaurants started to give us more choices, but fries still hit the plate more often than not. Fries with gravy stepped up the not–good–for–you quotient even more! …
Crab Cakes
About 15 years ago, we had an epic snowfall over the Christmas holidays. Not that it takes too much for us to be excited, as in this area more than a foot is remarkable. This storm brought us about 3½’ of snow over a couple of days. Just when we thought it was over, it…
Chocolate Sauce
This is the most basic of chocolate sauces. It holds its shape well when drizzled, and is fantastic with ice cream, or fresh fruit.
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