White Grape Reduction
In the past few months I have posted several recipes that I don’t consider to be true recipes. Although they require some cooking or kitchen skills, they usually contain only one or two ingredients and involve a minimal number of steps. However, I do believe that all of them are useful. Sometimes a reduction, which has only one ingredient, may be what makes an entrée a shining star.
To deliver these helpful hints to Think Tasty readers, I have created a new category of recipes- Simple Solutions. Approximately once a month, a new, yet uncomplicated, recipe will be featured. All of…
Pecan Brittle
Although summer is nearing its end and school has begun again, the current weather is in denial of these facts. With temperatures in the mid-90s yesterday and today and staying that way for a few more days, it feels more like the middle of July.
As a person who has seasonal food preferences, the heat of summer spurs my craving for ice cream. While I could eat ice cream daily, I treat it as an indulgence and enjoy it a few times throughout the summer. However, since I treat it as an indulgence, when I do eat it, I indulge! No…
Blueberry Simple Syrup
My husband and I have a variety of shared interests and hobbies, one of which is cooking. However, on a typical day it is difficult for both of us to be able to work on a meal together. Between work demands and parenting responsibilities, it seems that one of us is busy when it’s time to prepare food. So, when we do have time to cook together, we enjoy it thoroughly.
A couple weeks ago we had an entire Sunday to ourselves. With minimal work obligations and zero parenting responsibilities, we were ready for a day of culinary adventure. Our plan:…
Broccoli Salad
In our house we always are trying new recipes. Sometimes they fail miserably, sometimes they simply exist, and sometimes they are huge winners. Last night I tried three new recipes, and all three were hits. It was kind of like a hat trick for me. Granted, two of the recipes were courtesy of cookbooks and online searches, but the third was all mine. So, it was quite pleasing to have such good results.
As the other two dishes were ribs and french fries, I wanted to have a healthy veggie dish to round out the meal. Broccoli is always popular in…
Eggplant Parmesan Dip
About this time of year, many gardens are overflowing with produce. That isn’t a problem we figured we would have this year, as we planted a modest garden of some container plants and a small plot of pepper plants. However, a couple weeks ago our one patio eggplant ivory plant had about a dozen eggplants ready for picking.
With this much eggplant ready at one time, it became a question of how to serve these yummy vegetables. As eggplant isn’t a vegetable that our four kids are excited to eat and both my husband and I adore it, I decided to…
Savory Scones
I have been baking scones for over a decade. They’re an often requested breakfast dish and a favorite among family and friends. Depending on which person you ask, the best scone filling varies: blueberry/white chocolate chip, cinnamon chip, chocolate chip. As you can see from this list, I have stayed with the sweet style of scones.
For a while now, I’ve considered making a scone that ventured into the savory side. My husband, especially, has shown an interest in trying a scone of this fashion. With a delayed Father’s Day celebration occurring just the other week, it seemed the perfect time…
Pomegranate Molasses
We aren’t fans of reality television at our house. However, we do adore both Food Network and the Cooking Channel, which is why there is one reality show that we watch regularly: The Next Food Network Star. While we won’t cancel Sunday evening plans to watch it, we have it scheduled for recording.
A few weeks ago, one of the contestants made ground lamb kofto kebabs with pomegranate molasses glaze. They looked absolutely fabulous. Last week I decided to try making the kebabs for our Monday tapas dinner. Rather than guessing what the ingredients were, I was able to find the…
Fig Jam
At our house, fun dinners typically fall into one of two categories: make your own _________ (could be pizza, panini, quesadilla, etc.) or munchies. Recently, we had a make your own panini night, which made that dinner fun for everyone. As all of our tastes vary, the requests for the shopping list range from the expected to the unique. There were requests from everything from ham to blue cheese to figs.
As much as I would love to say that one of our four was so adventurous that he or she requested figs, that isn’t the truth. I was the one…
Nectarine Soup
It is hot.
That’s about all I feel inspired to write at this moment. With temperatures in the high 90s and lots of humidity, the weather is less than comfortable. As my mom (who lives in Florida) explains, I just am not used to these wonderfully warm days. That is true. I like warmth, say 80s, and I can do without the humidity. However, I don’t get to pick the weather.
To add to the excitement of the heat, one of my home’s central air conditioning units decided this would be a good time to need new parts. The good news is…
Parmesan Squash Cakes
Zucchini is one of my favorite vegetables, as I find it to be quite versatile. From breakfast dishes, such as zucchini bread, to side dishes, such as zucchini stuffed with spinach and cheese, to entrées, such as stirfry, it is a wonderful ingredient. Last year, I made Zucchini Cakes as part of a Tapas Night dinner. Recently, I decided to try a different version of those cakes.
To make these new cakes different, I switched some ingredients. Instead of using only zucchini, I also included a summer squash. As I was serving these cakes without a sauce, I wanted to…
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