Hello portobello mushroom burgers! I grew up seeing these as a vegetarian option in restaurants and cafes. But heres the thing, for mushroom lovers (that would be me, you too?), portobellos are perfe...
Some recipes are just so good I cant wait to share them with you, and this is one of them. Its simple. Just peeled shrimp, cooked just through in a sauce of cream and lemon juice, and tossed with her...
When I was a kid, Home Ec was a required course in junior high, and we all had to learn how to make English muffin pizzas in a toaster oven. Did you make English muffin pizzas? Or bagel pizzas? This ...
Are you an oatmeal lover? Recently I started adding strawberries to my breakfast oatmeal and thought the combination would make a pretty good muffin too. Several experimental batches later I now have...
This little chicken salad went to the market. This little chicken salad stayed home. This little chicken salad took a tour through Louisiana and ran off with some cheeky spicy remoulade sauce and who...
Sugar snap peas are a garden staple in the spring. At least around here you plant them in November or December and see them poking out of the ground late February to early March, depending on how war...
With the warming weather, our lemons are practically falling of the trees. Heres a lovely way to use them, homemade limoncello from guest contributor Garrett McCord. Enjoy! ~Elise Limoncello is a tra...
Try this one for breakfast. A reader from Alaska recently mentioned to me that instead of fried with corned beef or ham, the way he likes his potatoes in the morning is as smoked salmon hash, potatoe...
Please welcome Hank Shaw as he shares his quick and easy version of the Greek classic avgolemono soup, a chicken soup with lemon and egg. ~Elise The mixture of eggs, lemon and hot broth is a classic ...
About once a week, for my entire upbringing, my mother would prepare a very simple side of pasta with a sweet, buttery tomato sauce. Usually she used elbow macaroni pasta, because usually a small bow...
When my friend Kerissa Barron first told me about this buttery rice pilaf, I couldnt wait to try it. Then she told me it had saffron in it. Uh oh. For some reason, saffron is a spice that sort of tas...
Heres another recipe from the archives while Im on vacation. Enjoy! ~Elise Spring here means strawberries and rhubarb, sweet peas and asparagus, and dreams of the summer bounty to come. Asparagus are...
Im on vacation for a couple of weeks and away from our kitchen. So I will be posting a few recipes from the archives, like this lemon poppyseed muffin recipe, originally posted in 2007. Hope everyone...
Another hearty stew from Hank Shaw. Enjoy! ~Elise Green gumbo, or gumbo zherbes, is a Lenten tradition in Louisiana. Ironically, it is not always vegetarian, as this hearty stew is often served on Ho...
My father recently celebrated his 82nd birthday. In our family, we arent big on presents or cards, instead we honor the occasion with a dinner and family gathering. For dads birthday, we prepared a w...
Please welcome Hank Shaw as he shares a Passover treat with us. Hank made the savory version of matzo brei for my parents and me the other day, we loved it! ~Elise I grew up in a New Jersey town with...
My friend Guy (thats pronounced "Gee" with a hard "g") grew up in Southern France, in Provence, near the sea. And like so many people from Provence, Guy has a passion for all things s...
Even though the weather has been rather dreary and cold the last week or so, spring is officially here, which means its time for asparagus. This is a quick and easy salad, made with fresh asparagus s...
One of the things I love about cooking is how some ingredients, tossed together on a whim, can turn out unexpectedly well. Like two people meeting for the first time, instantly recognizing they will ...
Have you ever made colcannon? Its a traditional Irish mashed potato dish with lots of greens. If theres a heaven for kale, its this, mixed in with mashed potatoes and butter. Colcannon cakes, sort of...
One of my earliest memories as a kid was my father taking the family out on excursions to Antelope Valley, about an hour and a half outside of Los Angeles where we lived. We used to go out there to p...
One of the best, and easiest ways to prepare swordfish, or any dense, meaty fish is this method by Simply Recipes contributor Hank Shaw. Enjoy! ~Elise Swordfish is a cornerstone food throughout the M...
Get in the mood for St. Patricks Day with this rich, chocolatey, moist, out-of-this-world chocolate guinness cake from Simply Recipes contributor Garrett McCord. And for more ideas, see our St. Patri...
Its always hard to plan for a fish meal around here, because it all depends on what the market has fresh. You can show up at the store with the best intentions of securing a thick halibut steak only ...
This is my lazy girls lunch. Lazy, because even when Ive eaten every last pickle in the fridge, I can usually find a few fresh eggs, a couple mushrooms, and half an onion there. Lazy, because when I ...
February, March, not much is growing this time of year, and usually the weather is blustery and rather gray. That is, except for the citrus. All over Sacramento, and most of California, orange, grape...
According to food historian and blogger Janet Clarkson, the very first printed recipe for chowder appeared in the Boston Evening Post in 1751. Written as a poem, it described a stew with onions, pork...
Updated, from the recipe archive. First posted in 2005. ~Elise One of my fathers favorite dishes to make in the winter is a hearty turkey stew with lots of root vegetables like rutabagas, turnips, an...
I love it when my Mexican friend Arturo comes to visit, we always cook up something "muy delicioso". This time Arturo introduced us to huevos motuleños. Have you ever heard of huevos motuleño...
Updated recipe, from the recipe archive, first posted in 2007. Check out the comments section for some great ideas on other things to cook with smoked paprika! ~Elise I first experienced smoked papri...
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