Mid-Century Favorites… I have been reading about William Faulkner since we visited Rowan Oak, his home in Oxford, Mississippi, last month. In the process, I have found several references to Salmon Croquettes. They are said to have been his favorite meal. The recipe was from the back of the can. […]
The brown sugar sweetness of those golden pumpkin bread slices is a perfect counterpoint to the tart cranberry sauce and the salty strips of bacon leftover from our Thanksgiving feast. Beneath it all an abundance of sliced turkey tastes rich and satisfying on the Best Turkey Sandwich ever.
It’s down to the wire. The Kentucky Derby is the day after tomorrow and I still haven’t posted my addition to the field of Derby recipes for this year. Even though Derby Day is a full seven days into the month of May this time around, I am still running […]
Summer’s Heat Summer’s heat has descended on the Portland area this week. Everywhere I go people are trying to outdo each other in relating the dire forecasts they have heard for a record breaking heatwave in the days to come. I smile and nod my head trying to suppress my […]
My daughter has called me several times since she moved away this summer. She often calls around dinner time to tell me about what she is planning to cook for dinner or what she is making to take in her lunch the next day…
However you serve it, fresh, toasted, or as a sandwich with a handsome Irish cheese, try this simple Irish Soda Bread. You’ll be glad you did!
Do you ever wonder what to do with leftovers? Sometimes, though I may have cooked enough the night before to feed my family several times over, when I look in my refrigerator I still don’t know what to have for dinner. I don’t want to serve the exact same thing […]
I have always believed that it was important to teach my children their way around the kitchen. For a while that seemed to be going well. My oldest son always loved to cook…
I am not very good at making sandwiches. Since I was a child I have mostly avoided them. Not that I don’t like the idea of a sandwich well enough, but experience has taught me they are unpredictable and so I always approach them with caution…