Our third and final recipe from The Food52 Cookbook review was a sweet surprise considering there is and entire lemon in the mix. Yes, that’s right, no zesting or juicing required—remove the seeds, trim the ends, and you are ready to go. Lemon lovers that we are, we used regular lemon in place of the [...]

Lazy Mary’s Lemon Tart [Gluten-Free]: Food52 Cookbook Review & Giveaway
Minestrone Soup with Blue Cheese-Parmesan Meatballs
Sunday is our day to rest, which includes a rest from cooking, so dinners throughout the week have to carry us through the weekend. As the weather turns colder, soup is ideal to comfort from the chill in the air, as well as provide for Sunday’s break from the kitchen. I have had this Minestrone [...]

Turkey Pot Pie with Gluten Free Pie Crust
Over the past few months, I have experimented with a number of gluten-free recipes, especially on those nights our daughter will be home for dinner. I have had some great hits and some real misses trying to find what works and still tastes good. Cupcakes, stews and sauces, and pancakes all turned out, but pie [...]

Chicken Broccoli Casserole with Fried Onion Topping [GF]: Remaking an Old Standby
I imagine most families in America have some version of this soup-mix classic in their recipe rotation, or at least in their distant memory. Casseroles did not originate in the U.S., but the method of using canned cream soups to bind a hodgepodge of ingredients together in one vessel, is certainly on us. In the [...]
Pad Thai Recipe and Red Boat Fish Sauce
When writing about Emeril’s Wok Seared Duck Salad, I mentioned his recommendation for fish sauce with the ingredient list. Shortly after posting, Red Boat Fish Sauce asked if I would try their sauce to compare. I only recommend products I like and use, so it has taken me a couple of weeks to put it [...]

Emeril’s Turkey Club Casserole: One-Dish of Delicious
I read a plethora of magazines, cookbooks, newspaper articles, and blogs about food, so there has to be some way to keep tabs on what I hope to create in my next kitchen adventure. For cookbooks or magazines, there is always a stack of post-it notes nearby to mark pages. Emeril’s new cookbook, Sizzling Skillets [...]
Emeril’s Cajun Shrimp Stew: A Hearty One-Pot Wonder
Perusing Emeril’s new Sizzling Skillets and Other One-Pot Wonders this weekend was delightful, like having coffee with an old friend. Part of the fun of the One-Pot Blogger Party hosted by The Secret Ingredient is sharing a few recipes so we all get a taste of what’s inside this versatile cookbook. Here in Colorado, crisp fall [...]
Labor Day Eats: Feature Fridays
Labor Day became a federal holiday 117 years ago, marked by parades and parties recognizing trade and labor organizations. Today, families enjoy one last vacation before school starts, NFL and college football seasons begin, and backyard parties abound. If entertaining or creating a dish for a potluck is on the agenda for this three-day weekend, [...]
Lemon Poppy Seed Cupcakes 2-Ways: Gluten-Free & Lactose-Free
While planning the menu for the bridal shower I was hosting, I used a couple of different recipes to accommodate those gluten-free and lactose intolerant guests. (I am reluctant to describe guests by their food sensitivities, but using their names on-line is even less appealing.) Lemon Poppy Seed Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting anchored the [...]
Grilled Peach & Vanilla Bean Crisp
It is the last week of the Fine Cooking Grill-lympics Challenge and it’s wild card week. This Grilled Peach & Vanilla Bean Crisp was inspired by this challenge and the fact that August is peach season here in the Rockies. Beyond grilling, my goal was to create a dessert without refined sugar and gluten-free, so [...]
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Restoring Heart Health
February 20, 2012
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Matters of the Heart: Causes of Heart Disease
February 16, 2012
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Scampi-Style Steak & Scallops with Roasted Asparagus: 30-Minute Valentine Dinner
February 13, 2012
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Crab Cakes with Mango-Lime Sauce: Easy Valentine Recipe
February 8, 2012
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Emeril’s Sizzling Skillets Giveaway: Enter To Win a Free Copy!
September 13, 2011
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Zak! Table Art 7-piece Flame-Shaped Serving Bowls: Enter to Win a Set!
September 27, 2011
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The Food52 Cookbook Giveaway: 5 Days, 2 Winners
December 8, 2011
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Pancetta-Gruyere Burger with Grilled Vidalia Onions
July 24, 2011
- Emeril’s Cajun Shrimp Stew: A Hearty One-Pot Wonder September 12, 2011
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