Lately I find myself looking for all kinds of excuses in the kitchen to use the rosemary that is still thriving in the huge pot it’s been planted in for the past 3 summers. When the weather turns cold here I take my perennial pots from the patio and move them into our garage for…
Tag: dinner
Giusi’s Ragu
I’ve really been enjoying The Tuscan Sun Cookbook by Frances and Edward Mayes this past week. So far I’ve posted the Chicken with Olives and Tomatoes recipe which includes the Roasted Tomato recipe. Now I’m sharing with you Giusi’s Ragu. Giusi is one of the authors’ close friends whom they met early in their move…
Chicken with Olives and Tomatoes
Much has happened this past week. Last Friday our home officially went on the market. Beginning then and through the weekend we had realtors bringing clients to show the house which meant my husband and I were “out of here”…prospective home buyers don’t feel comfortable looking at the house with the home owner within earshot,…
Pasta with Roasted Caulifower, Sage and Walnut Sauce
Okay, so you may not have been asking where has Dinner at Sheila’s been these last few weeks, but I have been asking myself that question, and there is a legitimate excuse for my absence of blogging. We have been readying our house for its upcoming listing. I mentioned in my Thanksgiving post that we…
It’s Starting To Look A Lot Like Hanukkah!
Hanukkah, or the Festival of Lights, began last night with the lighting of the first of eight candles over the coarse of the next eight days. My husband and I sat down to this holiday dinner after what will be the last of many garage sales we have had over the many years in our…
Sweet-And-Sour Cabbage Soup
This is a soup that my mother made regularly, and one that remains popular in the repertoire of Jewish cooks today. It is a delicious hearty soup that incorporates some kind of beef (usually still on the bone such as short ribs or beef back ribs). However, it can be made vegetarian by simply omitting…
Grilled Pork Chops with Mint Chimichurri
Here’s a quick recipe for delicious grilled chops marinated and dressed with a twist on the traditional chimichurri sauce. This is actually the Argentine version of pesto. It incorporates all that fresh mint in the garden, and at the farm stands. The recipe comes from grill master Steven Raichlen. It calls for pork chops, but…
Fish and Chips
For the first time in weeks our temperature was in the 80’s yesterday. It is amazing how cool 88 degrees can seem after coming down from a run of 100 degree days! So cool in fact that I felt perfectly comfortable frying up some cod fillets I had in the fridge and turning them into…
Triple Berry Summer Buttermilk Bundt
The bundt cake above is the perfect vehicle for the summer berries in abundance now at the farmer’s markets, produce stands and local groceries. In celebrating the bounty of summer in the menu I served last week (or in the case of the gazpacho, almost served), this was the dessert that made the cut. The …
Grilled Shrimp Rolls
The Grilled Shrimp Roll pictured above was the entree for the summer dinner I served last week to friends. I combined what I considered the best parts of several recipes. The shrimp were marinated in olive oil, rosemary, lemon zest, and garlic before grilling on skewers. I then tossed them with a tarragon-caper mayonnaise and…