Chicken Caesar Salad is a great choice for a summer lunch or dinner. It is easy to make, all the components can be prepared ahead, and tossed before serving. If you have leftover cooked chicken, great. If not, simply season a couple of boneless, skinless, chicken breasts with kosher salt and black pepper, and saute…
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Crispy Rice with Shrimp, Bacon, and Corn
This amazing one-pan meal in a bowl comes from the New York Times Online Cooking column. The minute I saw it I thought what a great change this is from all the grilling, yet still a delicious summer dish including the fresh corn, tomatoes, and scallions available now at the markets. I usually have a…
Baked Cod (or Halibut) with Squash, Tomatoes and Capers
This baked fish dish is not boring! I was truly surprised at how much I enjoyed it! I will definitely be making it again. The thinly sliced squashes combined with the capers, thyme and olive oil, cook along with the cod or halibut. Generously seasoning with salt and pepper brings out the flavors. Covering with…
Black Cherry-Chocolate Ice Cream Sandwiches
“Homemade chocolate cookies encase store-bought black cherry ice cream for the ultimate ice cream sandwiches.” When I saw this recipe in the June issue of Food and Wine magazine there was no question I had to make them! And I am so glad I did !The sandwich cookie was surprisingly easy to make. And choose…
Grilled Chicken with Fresh Herb Salad and Charred Lemon
After a quick marinade, naturally flavorful free-range chicken gets grilled and topped with a Fresh Herb Salad! As the creator of this recipe says, “Prepare to have your mind blown by this humble bird!” Grilled Chicken with Fresh Herb Salad and Charred Lemon (Host cookbook, Eric Prum and…
Strawberry-Peach Galette
You may remember for Mother’s Day this year my sons and daughters-in-law each selected a different cookbook and sent to me anonymously. It was up to me to figure out who gave me which one…not an easy task! I guessed 1 out of 4, only getting correctly the one my son in San Francisco chose for…
Magnolia Bakery’s Vanilla Cupcakes
Magnolia Bakery, the New York City bakery, renowned for its cupcakes, started out as a small local bakery in the quaint West Village in 1996. It became a worldwide phenomenon years ago, partially due to its 30-second cameo in an episode of Sex and the City, but mostly because those cupcakes are really, really yummy!…
Fresh Strawberry Tart
Fresh strawberry pie is one of my husband’s favorite pies. Recently I saw a recipe for a strawberry pie in the New York Times digital cooking column. The filling is made with fresh strawberries and some strawberry preserves. Looking at those glistening ruby red sweet berries you just know it’s going to be good!…
Chicken Marsala (Cooking my way through the Pandemic)
Throughout this pandemic I have prepared all our meals without ordering takeout or pickup once so far. I do it not only because of the threat of the virus, but because I find solace, comfort and joy in the process of cooking and baking. And at this time we all need that. My husband and…
A Vegetarian Pita Sandwich
When I am looking for something for lunch and happen to have all the ingredients around I love to make myself this Vegetarian Pita Sandwich. Although I am not a vegetarian I love vegetables and salads, and most days for lunch I like to make salads or eat leftover veggies from dinner the night before. …