It’s been quite a while since I’ve shared any recipes from Sicily, hasn’t it? I learned this Zucca Gialla in Agrodolce, or Pumpkin in Sweet and Sour Sauce, in a cooking class I took from my friends Alberto and Liliana in Catania. In the version I learned, the pumpkin slices were sauteed in olive oil rather than grilled, but I decided to put my own twist on it today! Continue reading →
Today is my friend Ruby’s birthday and since she doesn’t live close enough for me to cook her a birthday meal, I told her she could pick today’s recipe for Pinch My Salt. She chose a curry rice salad with artichokes that she says my mom used to make. I have a vague recollection of the salad, but I think it must have had some ingredients I don’t like because I don’t remember eating much of it. But, since it’s Ruby’s birthday, I decided I could create a curry rice salad that we would both enjoy! Continue reading →
I love lemons. Love love love them! So it should come as no surprise that lemon curd is one of my favorite treats. Sweet and tart, rich and creamy, it’s just one of those perfect creations that I can’t imagine living without. Continue reading →
The winner of this beautiful 9-inch knife from New West KnifeWorks is Adam, whose favorite thing to eat over the holidays is Mac and Cheese. Congratulations, Adam! Continue reading →
This is almost too simple to be called a recipe. But since I know that many people don’t think to make their own croutons at home, I thought I’d give you this little reminder. Homemade croutons are simple to make, they are a great way to use up stale bread, and they taste better than anything you can buy at the store. Continue reading →
And today we have the final recipes in the Holiday Recipes series I’ve been putting on with Amanda and Tyler of What We’re Eating. At our pre-holiday dinner, Amanda made a delicious cranberry sauce that included persimmons and just a touch of fresh rosemary. I would never have thought to add rosemary to cranberry sauce, but the combination was perfect! Continue reading →
Want to wow your guests during this year’s round of holiday parties? Serve them this Smoked Tuna Dip and watch the compliments flood in. They’ll never know that you whipped it up ten minutes before they arrived!
I first tasted this Smoked Tuna Dip at a restaurant in Ft. Walton Beach, Florida. We were there for a military function of some sort and this dip was set out on the appetizer table. We could not stop eating it and by the end of the night, my friend and I had pestered the owner enough that he finally gave up the recipe. Continue reading →
And here we are back to the holiday recipe series! Today we are focusing on one of my favorite parts of a Thanksgiving meal — the stuffing!! Some people call it stuffing, some people call it dressing, I call it heaven on a plate! But seriously, my family calls it stuffing regardless of whether it actually gets stuffed into a bird.
This Sourdough Stuffing with Apples and Bacon was not actually stuffed into a turkey, but feel free to do that if you want. Keep in mind though, you’ll end up with a moister bird if you bake your stuffing/dressing outside the turkey because the breast meat starts to dry out before the stuffing reaches a safe temperature. That being said, I still have a tendency to stuff a turkey because that’s just the way we’ve always done it in my family. It just doesn’t feel like Thanksgiving without dry turkey and moist stuffing! Continue reading →
