It’s Thanksgiving week! I’ve put together my favorite Thanksgiving dishes for you. Please enjoy this festival of flavors that includes a first course soup, a main course turkey, seven sexy sides, and five dramatic desserts – none of which are pumpkin pie! You'll be … [Read more...]
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Salisbury Steak Dinner
I made a Salisbury Steak Dinner yesterday for three important reasons: One, it was so cold and rainy outside, all I could think about was comfort food. Two, I didn't have anything better to do. And finally...I was hungry! Here's the recipe for this rib-sticking meal … [Read more...]
Quiche with Hash Brown Potato Crust
This is a gluten-free twist on a traditional quiche. The crust is simply made from store-bought frozen shredded potatoes (a/k/a "hash browns"). There's no butter to cut in, and no dough to roll out! I used spinach and ham for my quiche filling here, but other fillings … [Read more...]
Tex-Mex Casserole
Hungry? I have a (meatless, gluten-free) Tex-Mex Casserole to offer you! It's a layered dish of corn tortillas, fresh veggies, black beans, and melty cheese. You can make the casserole well ahead of time, and then bake it off at your leisure. The baked casserole can be … [Read more...]
Vegetarian “Beyond Beef” Loaf
I made this Vegetarian Beyond Beef Loaf the other day, and it was beyond delicious. Beyond Beef is the popular plant-based substitute for ground beef. It contains zero soy, zero gluten, zero GMOs. Fox and I actually prefer it to the real deal, and we're hard-core meat … [Read more...]
Fruity Pebbles Bars
This recipe for Fruity Pebbles Bars comes to us from Fred and Wilma Flintstone of Bedrock, New York. The bars are sweet, gooey, and as colorful as a basket of Easter eggs. They are a cinch to make in just 5 minutes. All you need is a bowl, a spatula, and a baking … [Read more...]
Country Meatloaf
Last Sunday, because the frigid weather demanded it, I fixed a hearty "country" meal with meatloaf and two vegetable sides. The carrot-rich, tomato paste-topped meatloaf was too delicious not to share, so I made it again on Monday, and produced the step-by-step recipe … [Read more...]
March 2021 House and Garden Chores
Happy first day of March, everyone! The gardens here at Clover Hill are an absolute mess just now, with some areas squishy and thawed, and other places frozen beneath snow. We won't be opening the pool this month, but we WILL attempt the following March House and Garden … [Read more...]
Baked Gnocchi Passata
Let me be the man who introduced you to Baked Gnocchi Passata! I'm talking about tender gnocchi, pure tomato puree (a/k/a "passata"), baby spinach leaves, fragrant herbs, sliced black olives, and a lid of three cheeses. It's the kind of February comfort food that says … [Read more...]
Holiday Cookie Roundup
I'll admit that Christmas 2020 will be very different from all previous (and, we hope, all future) Christmases. Fox and I will not be hosting our annual holiday party for 60-plus guests this year. But we will have cookies! And to prove this point, here are seven … [Read more...]