by Jerry | Aug 21, 2019 | Appetizers and Tapas, Breakfast and Brunch, Gluten Free, Italian, Quick and Easy, Recipes, Salad Recipes, Side Dishes, Vegetarian |
It’s the hottest summer on record since people have kept track of these things. AC units are struggling, and I don’t know about you, but the last thing I want to do is fire up my stove to cook a meal. Weather like this is the perfect excuse for a delicious...
by Jerry | Aug 19, 2013 | Comfort Food, Italian, Main Dish, Mediterranean, Quick and Easy, Recipes, Regional Recipes, Side Dishes |
No matter what skill level you reach as a cook or what triumphs of culinary complication you manage to master over the course of a lifetime it’s a plain simple truth that sometimes simpler is better. I feel that the simplest of dishes with the fewest...
by Jerry | Jul 28, 2010 | Comfort Food, Italian, Main Dish, Quick and Easy, Recipes, Regional Recipes |
This is less a serious recipe and more an ode to summer in all it’s blast-furnace glory. Basil season is at its peak here in Northern California and has been on my mind a lot lately, even though it hasn’t been finding its way to my plate. (This is...
by Jerry | Jun 19, 2010 | Chicken Recipes, Comfort Food, Italian, Main Dish, Quick and Easy, Recipes, Regional Recipes |
Sometimes the aim of a dish is simply to get something on the table that everyone will eat. Add-in that you have a house full of kids who cringe at the thought of anything made with vegetables and it can become an issue. The answer? Cover those veggies in something...
by Jerry | Apr 26, 2010 | Beef Recipes, Italian, Main Dish, Recipes, Regional Recipes |
One of the best parts of having my wife home for a visit is that she is also an excellent cook. This has not only given me a much needed break from the kitchen, but has given the entire family a perspective on cooking that is different from my own. While my cooking...
by Jerry | Mar 10, 2010 | Comfort Food, Italian, Main Dish, Mediterranean, Pork Recipes, Quick and Easy, Recipes, Regional Recipes |
Cooking for three growing boys has its challenges. They may always be hungry, but having been raised up to this point on primarily convenient foods, they have a very limited idea of what is acceptable to eat. Unfortunately for me, just about any vegetable that I...