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Category Archives: Recipes
Making poke with Trader Joe’s ahi tuna
We bought and accidentally defrosted a brick of Trader Joe’s ahi tuna. What to do? Make some poke! Don’t try this at home (unless you want to) because the fish, which you will eat raw, needs to be absolutely fresh … Continue reading
Recipe: Instant Pot Hot and Sour Soup
Yes, you can make Hot and Sour Soup in the Instant Pot that’s a pretty good facsimile of your favorite takeout Chinese. We started with this recipe from Jamie + Jacky and were initially disappointed but then we added lots … Continue reading
Posted in Eating, Recipes, Sides
Tagged Chinese, Chinese American, Instant Pot, takeout
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Recipe: Everyday Pate
Everyday Paté is inspired by a red sauce place in South Glens Falls, NY called Massie’s. Their Italian entrees came with a pasta side, a cup of minestrone and a “relish plate” including celery and carrot sticks, mild pickled cherry … Continue reading
Holiday Prime Rib
A standing rib roast is getting awful expensive, but I was able to find a 4 bone (about 9 pounds) large end USDA Choice roast for under $65 at a local supermarket for holiday prime rib 2023. Now all that … Continue reading
Making the PBC sandwich from Heinz
The PBC sandwich from Heinz does not incorporate peanut butter and cheese as you might expect (though we approve of that combination). It’s peanut butter, bacon and chili sauce from a recipe that appeared in the 1933 Heinz Salad Cookbook. … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Eating, Mains, Recipes
Tagged Heinz, midcentury, nostalgia, peanut butter
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Recipe: Fast Focaccia
Fast focaccia takes about 2 ½ hours from pitching the yeast to enjoying the first warm bite. And it’s really really good, thanks to plenty of olive oil and salt. Based on this NYT Cooking recipe with a couple of … Continue reading
Recipe: Jello Cookies
I had orange jello cookies on Halloween in the dining hall at Skidmore College and was inspired to research the recipe. Jello cookies are basically sugar cookies with Jell-O powder added in for color and flavor. Settled on this from … Continue reading
Recipe: Breakfast Sausage Balls
Breakfast Sausage Balls are an easy morning-meal solution when you’re getting ready for Thanksgiving or Black Friday shopping or just want something quick and filling to stuff in your pie hole. Sausage and pancakes and maple syrup rolled into one, … Continue reading
Recipe: Jacques Pepin Tapenade
Here is the tapenade Jacques Pepin makes on the “Jacques Pepin’s Easy Coq Au Vin Will Impress Your Friends” episode of Today’s Gourmet. He serves it as the underlayment of a mild flavored fish, either cod or halibut, meaning the … Continue reading
Recipe: King Arthur Deli Rye
Most of the sourdough rye bread recipes in Jeffrey Hamelman’s Bread (affiliate link!) have yeast in them (vs relying solely on sourdough for leavening), and so do the recipes on the King Arthur website. I took Jeffrey’s rye bread class … Continue reading
Posted in Baking and Baked Goods, Recipes
Tagged Hamelman, King Arthur, rye, sourdough
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