Monday, August 31, 2015

Saturday, August 29, 2015

Salad - Greek Pasta Salad With Roasted Vegetables And Feta

This salad is best served warm so all of the fabulous flavors can strut their stuff. The veggies are roasted for this salad and then combined with bow tie pasta, arugula, sun-dried tomatoes, basil, and a splash of olive oil.

Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Soups Stews And Chili - Chinese Lions Head Soup

Cabbage is simmered with home made pork meatballs in a light chicken broth. This is my family's version of lion's head soup and for me it is the best type of comfort food! It is best served with white sticky rice, and wonderful enjoyed on a cold winter day.

Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Soups Stews And Chili - Solianka Or Russian Beef Soup

The recipe for this rich and tangy Russian soup calls for wild mushrooms and three types of meat cooked in a highly seasoned beef stock with kalamata olives, marinated mushrooms, capers, and dill pickles.

Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Monday, August 17, 2015

Soups Stews And Chili - Pressure Cooker Italian Chicken Soup

Using a pressure cooker to make this flavorful chicken soup speeds time cooking the pearl barley; a process that normally takes 1-2 hours can happen in 9 minutes. If you don't have a pressure cooker, use a heavy stockpot for stovetop cooking, add more stock, as some will cook away, and allow more cooking time.

Sunday, August 16, 2015

Friday, August 14, 2015

Herbs And Spices - Bananas Foster I

Bananas in a cinnamon-caramel sauce flavored with rum, served warm over ice cream.

Thursday, August 13, 2015

Drunken Monkey 1 Ounce Absolut Vanilla 1 Ounce Creme De Cocoa 1 Ounce Banana Liqueur 1 Ounce Bailey’S Irish Cream Ice Blend All The Ingredients Well With Ice. Lace With Chocolate Syrup.

Drunken Monkey 1 Ounce Absolut Vanilla 1 Ounce Creme De Cocoa 1 Ounce Banana Liqueur 1 Ounce Bailey'S Irish Cream Ice Blend All The Ingredients Well With Ice. Lace With Chocolate Syrup.

Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Breakfast And Brunch - Creamy Banana Bread

This is a sure thing, with cream cheese smoothing the way for banana bread baked in a bed of cinnamon, brown sugar and chopped pecans.

Sunday, August 9, 2015

Breakfast And Brunch - Moist Date Nut Bread

A moist not too sweet version of a figgy pudding but made with dates and minus the spices. You could try covering with buttered foil and steaming it for a even moister version. This can also be baked in a (28 ounce) can.

Friday, August 7, 2015

Image Of Wine Bottle And Wine Glass

Close-up shot of wine bottle pouring red wine in wineglass over plain white background.

Sunday, August 2, 2015