A couple of weekends ago Cheryl and I were in San Francisco for a wedding and we were reminded of many good memories from our joyous day. My thoughts usually end up thinking about our honeymoon and inevitably about what we ate. I’ve previously posted about a cooking class Cheryl and I took while onContinue reading “Spanish Tortilla – Another Delicious Treasure from our Barcelona Adventure”
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Pesto: An Easy Summer Sauce
If your back porch basil plant looks anything like mine then it means you have a bush instead of a plant. The plant seems to grow back two leaves for every one I use. What to do with all this basil? Make some pesto. Pesto is a delicious summer sauce and your basil plant won’tContinue reading “Pesto: An Easy Summer Sauce”
Couscous Salad (don’t worry, summer’s almost over)
Ok, back to summer salads! This particular couscous salad is Cheryl’s favorite. I’m not sure if there’s a special ingredient in it she really likes or if it’s the combination of everything, but whatever it is she gets very happy when I make it. As with most of my summer creations, this couscous salad isContinue reading “Couscous Salad (don’t worry, summer’s almost over)”
Summer Squash Quiche
Summer Squash Quiche Zucchini and yellow squash are flooding the summer markets so here’s another good light, summery dish to bake for a brunch or dinner. Making a quiche is much easier than you think. It’s really a savory tart but with a bit more custard which makes it good enough for an appetizer orContinue reading “Summer Squash Quiche”
Ratatouille – Something French for Bastille Day
Ratatouille. A dish most everyone knows but one which has lots of different versions and techniques. One of the things I love about food (other than cooking and eating) is the debate which can surround it. There’s Chicago v NYC in hot dogs and pizza, NY v the rest of the world with bagels, milkContinue reading “Ratatouille – Something French for Bastille Day”
Green Bean Salad – Delicious Easy Salad for a 4th of July Picnic!
This green bean salad is one of my favorite summer salads. My grandfather always had a garden and he’d always have baskets of green beans he couldn’t give away (or eat) fast enough. My grandmother would make this salad all summer long and I’d eat it all summer long. Never got tired of green beanContinue reading “Green Bean Salad – Delicious Easy Salad for a 4th of July Picnic!”
White Bean Salad with Sun-Dried Tomatoes
I warned you there’d be more than a few cold salads during the summer. This is one I’ve been cultivating for a few years and it’s getting very near perfect (for me at least). Many different kinds of bean salads can be found on picnic tables throughout the summer; sweet ones, vinegary ones, baked beansContinue reading “White Bean Salad with Sun-Dried Tomatoes”
Summer Lentil Salad
Hot summer days require something cool to go with whatever you’re grilling. Cold salads fit the bill nicely. As you’ll see, I like making a lot of different salads in the summer. They can be made ahead in bulk and chilled in the fridge, ready to be served or packed up and taken on aContinue reading “Summer Lentil Salad”
Sopa de Tomate! Tomato Soup Recipe Learned in Barcelona
A couple of weekends ago Cheryl and I traveled back to Washington DC to see some friends and ended up having Sunday Brunch at Taberna del Alabardero. Normally brunch is brunch but this particular Sunday they were hosting a Feria del Abril event. Dancers, food, drink. Lots and lots of them. One small bite offeredContinue reading “Sopa de Tomate! Tomato Soup Recipe Learned in Barcelona”
Mushroom and Carrot Risotto
Ah risotto. Siiiiiiiigggghhhhh. I’d say this is one of those dishes every budding home chef ate at a restaurant or saw Mario make on tv and said to themselves “I have to learn how to make this!” Risotto’s not quite the Holy Grail of home cookery but I’d say it’s one of the top adventuresContinue reading “Mushroom and Carrot Risotto”
The Roaming GastroGnome 