Kitchen DelishI have never found a store made pie crust to match moms. Her recipe is good for a savory pie- like pot pies or a sweet pie, like apple or berry. Any extra gets rolled out and sprinkled with sugar and cinnamon to bake along side the pie. It does cook a lot faster than […]
Refer to Homemade Chicken soup for instructions on cooking up a chicken. Not only can you still find whole chickens for under a dollar a pound, but you can’t beat the flavor of home cooked soup! Once you make your chicken- save the broth for tortilla soup as a side dish, or freeze for another […]
If you have never grown an eggplant plant…..you really should. They take well to growing in a pot, they have beautiful purple flowers and they produce for a long, long time. This year we grew the large eggplants rather than the Japanese version. I love my grilled eggplant Parmesan- big slices of eggplant, light coat of […]
I usually make 2 lasagnas- meat lovers and vegetarian. My very favorite vegetarian is to add a layer of eggplant between the noodles. I keep it simple- don’t boil the noodles first- there is plenty of liquid and flavor to cook them in the oven. You can use the vegetarian version of Spaghetti Sauce for […]
There are so many good banana bread recipes. We really got into making it this summer when we got a free huge box of large dark bananas. I take my ripe bananas and throw them in the freezer. They turn dark- but when you peel them for a shake or banana bread- the banana […]
This was an Imperial Valley item at the old Hacienda restaurant. Fred and friend Larry Murphy brought this to my attention. While I try to resist, they love them. They are not hard to make, but it helps to have Emerils fryer or a large fryer to make 2 at a time. Buy uncooked flour […]
When my mother was having one of the younger ones- Peggy, Walter, not sure which- Dad took over the kitchen. He was a good cook the times he cooked and this week he showed us the joy of cooking with beer. Spaghetti sauce- beer, leg of lamb- beer, meatloaf- beer. I’m sure my memory has […]
You won’t buy a box again after you make this. Does not take much longer and it is so much better! Boil your macaroni- pick a fun shape- elbows, shells, rainbow….drain and cover til ready to add to your cheese sauce. Melt 1/3 cup butter or margarine, add 1/3 cup flour and make your “roux”- […]
You wont’ believe how fast, tasty and healthy these are. You can do this with about any fish. Fresh catch- lucky you! Grill boneless filleted fish wrapped loosely in foil- squeeze a little lime or lemon, sprinkle salt and pepper and maybe a bit of taco seasoning. Wrap 6 corn tortillas in foil and place […]
This one comes from my families kitchen. Everyone makes it. The smell of this sauce cooking brings back memories. It is a great sauce without meat too. In a large, deep, heavy duty pan, saute 2 onions, 4 sticks of celery, 2 green peppers, all chopped into 1/2 inch size squares, in 2 tablespoons of olive […]