Mike’s Clam Chowder

I don’t know what took so long, but we finally got around to trying our hand at making New England style chowder. We love clam chowder and almost always order at least a … Read more

Southwest Rub

This is a great dry rub for beef; we’ve been using it on flatiron steaks with great success. I temporarily misplaced the recipe, so when I found it I decided it was time … Read more

Good Bread, Quickly!

Well, as quick as is possible when dealing with yeast bread: from the mixing bowl to the table in 2 hours! From the King Arthur Flour blog comes this simple recipe for a … Read more

Honey Ginger Soy Chicken

Honey Ginger Soy Chicken Taking advantage of ingredients on hand, I whipped up this light Asian chicken dish tonight. It was good enough I decided to write it up for future use. With … Read more

The Union Square Cafe’s Bar Nuts

Sheryl found this recipe during the holidays, and we’ve made it a couple of times since then. They are extremely tasty! The Union Square Cafe’s Bar Nuts Recipe courtesy Nigella Lawson, 2007, modified … Read more

Thai Green Curry with Chicken Recipe

Thai Green Curry is one of my favorite dishes, and a fine restorative as well! Until recently, the only way to enjoy it was by dining out, and our hands-down favorite Thai restaurant … Read more

Ginger Snap Cookies

Ginger Snaps

These are some of the best ginger snaps I’ve ever had. Ginger Snaps Ingredients 3/4 C butter 1/2 C brown sugar 1/2 C white sugar 1/4 C unsulphured molasses 1 large egg 1/2 … Read more

Chocolate Chip and Pecan Cookies

Motivated by the desire to make something with pecans and chocolate, I ended up making this recipe last weekend. These cookies are really very good! They taste somewhat like regular chocolate chip cookies, … Read more

French Onion Soup

I came across this recipe almost two years ago and finally got around to making it last weekend. It was so good there’s no way I’ll wait another 2 years before making it … Read more

Pecan Chicken Strips

Pecan Chicken Strips Ingredients: 1 lb chicken strips 1/2 C parsley 1 C chopped pecans 1.5 C bread crumbs 1.5 C flour 2 eggs slightly beaten 1/8 tsp salt cooking oil as needed … Read more