Once again Eddie pulled one out of his childhood history when he asked me to make a Hungarian Goulash. I never had that before in my Italian household growing up, but heck, it looked really easy, like Hamburger Helper with a little Paprika and chili powder. My changes are in italics below, but not many:…
In a very simple recipe listed on the back label of Compari I discovered the perfect Negroni. If you are a gin fan this is a killer cocktail, not too sweet at all, and very pretty too: Ingredients: One ounce Gin (I’m a Hendricks fan for the juniper all gins have but also the other…
After making a German Rouladen one day hubby asked for a chicken version the next. Always happy to use up left overs in another recipe and I had plenty of bacon leftover from the Rouladen. This recipe didn’t call for bacon, but heck, bacon is always appreciated, eh? So I found a Chicken Cordon Bleu…
…a Dry Martini. As you can see by the photo I had a sample of Angostura Orange bitters to try out. The recipe approved by my husband was the Dry Martini, abridged from the Absolut website: http://www.absolutdrinks.com/en/drinks/dry-martini/ We liked it so much, yes, we each had two! Ingredients 2½ Parts Gin (I used Tito’s Vodka)…
Cassoulet is a pain in the — to make. Several steps, timed apart, and I’m stuck in the kitchen for hours. But it’s one of my husband’s favorite meals. When I saw this crock pot version voted one of the top 100 best by Cooking Light magazine, I nabbed it. Of course, I found even…
Looking at light noodle meals…it wasn’t until I got home from the market did I realize that there was no actual meat in this recipe. Lucky for me hubby was recovering from a stomach bug and really couldn’t manage much, and the two tablespoons of fresh minced ginger would be restorative, IMO. My daughter wasn’t…
Someone posted this recipe on Facebook and the key ingredient, the powdered cheese packet from those inexpensive boxes of Kraft Macaroni and Cheese, seemed kind of…bizarre. But the tasty goodness of this bread was equal to what I had enjoyed countless times at the old Smokehouse restaurant in Burbank. My few changes are in italics…
What to do with left over Prime Rib? I Googled that question and got recipes for pasta and cheese steak sandwiches. Wasn’t really feeling it. Then I went to my kitchen cabinet looking for inspiration and found a giant jar of premade Williams Sonoma chili. I mentioned the idea of making Prime Rib Chili to…
I learned how to make this a couple of years ago when my pal Lisa Blowers came over and demonstrated on video (link). Frankly, I hadn’t made it in awhile and when I picked up a liter of Smirnoff Vodka flavored with orange for about $18 from my neighborhood Ralph’s closing sale, I “revisited” the…
Hubby makes an excellent Beef Stroganoff: rich, creamy and flavorful. Only problem is that his meat is always tough. (Please don’t tell him!) He sears it all first and then simmers for 1-2 hours. This recipe calls for 8 hours of simmering – and it made all of the difference. Next time I will make…