Off Topic: White Bean Soup with Rosemary Croutons
It’s a rainy Monday here and while not exactly cold by the standards we will soon be numbly familiar with, it’s not pleasant either. It’s the kind of night when you take the dogs for a walk and they get down to business quickly and turn right back for home. You need…
Off Topic: Enchiladas Verde
It’s hard to say what I love most about this dish. We are very partial to Mexican food, especially my husband to the point where I suspect he might be a Mexican trapped in the body of an ancestral German. Although he doesn’t cook much he has embraced Rick Bayless’…
Off Topic: Paprika Roasted Chicken and Onions
File this under: I have a chicken and some onions and need to have dinner on the table in 38 minutes. I adapted this from an old Gourmet recipe and one of the things I changed was to triple the amount of onions because they are the best part of this dish. Seriously, a…
Baked Explorations: Sweet and Salty Brownies
My dear friend Susan (of kugel fame) was just telling me that she does not like this trend of salty+sweet. She also doesn’t like things like cayenne pepper in her chocolate dessert. Just can’t get into this particular culinary movement. What can you do, the…
Off Topic: Thanksgiving
For the last 18 years we have spent Thanksgiving with my husband’s family in Ohio, so I have not made a Thanksgiving dinner since 1992. And, truth be told, I wouldn’t have been very good at it back then anyway. To make up for not getting to make this classic meal in…