French Lentils, Poached Eggs, Spinach, Ham & Truffle Oil
What a terrific combination this is — French lentils, spinach, Spanish ham, eggs & truffle oil! I made this dish after work and even though it has a few steps it came… Read More
Pot Roast & Mashed Potatoes
I love to make a pot roast on Sundays. Start it in the morning and let it cook for 3 or 4 hours and it will perfume the house with mouth watering… Read More
Chicken & Dumplings
It’s still hot here in Austin, but since it is officially fall I thought that I would make chicken and dumplings. I started with a basic chicken soup recipe and then added… Read More
Panzanella Bread Salad
It’s the dog days of summer, very hot and dry and we are so ready for some cool weather in Austin. Salads are a lovely dinner this time of year with… Read More
New York City
Jesse and I just came back from NYC. The food, people, shopping, museums, and the architecture make for a magnificent town. The post office and many office building are art-deco, and they… Read More
Happy Birthday America!
It’s almost the 4th of July! Let me know what you are cooking. I say why not celebrate with ribs? Juicy, St. Louis pork ribs, sauced with Stubb’s BBQ sauce. Before Stubbs… Read More
Grilled Chicken
I love this recipe because it’s a different way to cook a whole chicken and it’s easy and quick. Nigella calls it spatchcocked chicken and Ina calls it flattened chicken and… Read More
Paella
I had eaten paella only twice, last time around Christmas at Janice & Sydney’s house and about 10 years ago on New Year’s Eve at Tad & Karen’s place. Both versions were… Read More
Spaghetti & Meatballs
When I want comfort I want spaghetti and I mean strings like linguine, fettucine or thin spaghetti. No cute little shapes but strings as Dashiell calls it. Add a few meatballs and… Read More
Stuffed Cabbage
This is my mother Helen DiMascio Richwine’s recipe. She used to make this dish all the time for my dad and uncles. It is Polish, Jewish, Hungarian, Czech, Serbian or Croation depending… Read More
