Flank Steak Tacos with Grilled Corn Salsa
From the June 2011 issue of Cook’s Country magazine comes a wonderful addition to your summer cooking/grilling bag of tricks. This is a quick and absolutely delicious steak taco with carefully edited garnishes (proving again that you do not have to drown every…
Beef Satay
This has been one of our favorite grilling recipes for a long time and it’s always one of the first things I make when the weather gets warm. Although Cook’s Illustrated categorizes it as an appetizer (as do most Thai restaurants) I didn’t see why it couldn’t be the…
My Father’s Daughter: Lalo’s Famous Cookies
If you had told me 2 hours ago that I could love a cookie without butter, or sugar, or chocolate, or butter, I would have taken you by the hand and, in a pitying tone, explained how you can’t have cookies without butter. How cookies were invented, essentially, as a…
My Father’s Daughter: Fish Tacos
It’s like my husband’s two favorite dishes — fish & chips and tacos — got married. And after making these, I am never getting rid of that man! These are really fantastic. The beer batter is wonderful and easy and even though I did not make all of the…
My Father’s Daughter: Homemade Veggie Burgers
One afternoon I spent 135 hours making homemade veggie burgers. It was a recipe from the July 2005 of Cook’s Illustrated and it was a long day’s journey into night, I’ll say that much. You know what a fan I am of Cook’s but this recipe involved cooking lentils,…