Garlicky baked chicken

If you love easy , quick , delicious , crispy , garlicky chicken , then you are in luck , as this chicken from  none other than Sara Moulton is sure to please . Sara notes , and I agree , it is best to buy a really good quality organic free range chicken for [...]

Italian Shortbread with almonds and Jam

 If you ever wanted to look like a great pastry chef , try making this easy to prepare  dessert with a heavenly aroma as it bakes and is just as beautiful to look at . Amazingly it works so well as a make ahead dessert as it tastes so much better when allowed to rest [...]

Scottish Shortbread Cookies

I have long enjoyed store bought Scottish Shortbread cookies , till I learned just what a few simple , but fresh , quality ingredients could produce. The trick is cold fresh unsalted butter , not over working the dough and a low slow baking. You simply cannot go wrong with this recipe from Rose Levy [...]

Grilled Salmon with chili-lime sauce

The surprising thing about this dish is that it is so quick and easy it makes a great weeknight dinner . Dress it up with with side dishes and you can have company over and look great doing it. This is a Vietnamese dish from Nancie Mc Dermott . Tone the spiciness to suit your [...]

The easiest eggless butterscotch tart

Butterscotch tart evokes great memories from my childhood. I must admit this butterscotch tart is so quick and easy to make , I almost looked it over , but , as good eggless desserts are hard to come by , and I adapted the recipe to using store bought pie crust , as opposed to [...]

Lemongrass and Kaffir Lime Marinated pork skewers

This is a very light and refreshing take on pork , with the citrsusy , floral notes from the lemon grass. It has all the Asian elements of hot , spicy ,sweet and salty. serves 6 to 8 Corrine Trang 3/4 cup palm sugar 3/4 cup fish sauce 3 lemongrass stalks , trimmed , peeled [...]

Spicy Thai Basil and lime Marinated Jumbo Shrimp

Jumbo shrimp is sometimes referred to as Tiger shrimp . They are sold as approximately 10 to a pound . They are sweet , meaty and firm a nd ideal for grilling . The recipe from Corinne Trang , calls for the whole shrimp deveined with the head , tail and shell intact. This marinade [...]

Eggless baked bars

the baked bar from Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito is really a Magic Bar with a delicious graham coconut crust and a filling with nuts , chocolate and butterscotch chips . I happen to enjoy this combination of white , semisweet chocolate and walnuts , but feel free to substitute any other nut, just be [...]

Vegetable seekh Kabab

Ever wondered what to throw on the grill as a vegan or vegetarian besides a veggie burger ? This well flavored loaded kabab is just the thing , from acclaimed chef Sanjeev Kapoor. He suggests grilling these on a stone , but honestly I do them directly on the grill as I am not sure [...]

Spicy coleslaw

I am simply smitten by this vegan coleslaw by Patrick Clark . It is tangy , crunchy and spicy . The slaw needs to rest at least half and hour for the flavors to marry but anything beyond 4 hours and it starts to lose its crunchiness. This is a perfect accompaniment to ribs , [...]

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