This week's recipe is actually for a quick tahini pork. But Dorie offers an option of using peanut butter and chopped peanuts in place of the tahini and sesame seeds. I like that flavor combination, and it meant one less trip to the store that day - so I was all in. This is a really … Continue reading CtBF – Lightning Fast Pork (plus a bit of catching up)
Category: vegetables
CtBF -Fresh-off-the-Cob Corn Chowder
Fresh corn chowder. Most summers I spend a large percentage of my cooking on fresh corn, tomatoes and chiles, with some herbs thrown in. This year is different with many other commitments, and back to mostly cooking for one person with a busy schedule. We have local corn that is outstanding, though in the past … Continue reading CtBF -Fresh-off-the-Cob Corn Chowder
CtBF – Roast lamb with braised vegetables (salsa verde & chickpea puffs)
This recipe from My Paris Kitchen is laid out as quite the production. The salsa verde actually sounded great, and the puffs are supposed to be great - and this time around, I even had the flour I needed in the pantry. I purchased the lamb shoulder, but could only find boneless. I ended up … Continue reading CtBF – Roast lamb with braised vegetables (salsa verde & chickpea puffs)
CtBF – Salmon burgers, and catching WAY up!
I've looked at this blog, and see posts from fellow bloggers, and it shows me just how far behind I've gotten. It's been a whirlwind of a few years, with little time for anything beyond the absolutely necessary. With what little time was available, making choices about exactly what to do left me leaving things … Continue reading CtBF – Salmon burgers, and catching WAY up!
CtBF – Brussels Sprouts and “the best day ever”
In a long lifetime of days, it might be a bit much to say literally "the best day ever", but easily this counts as a really great day. I've been blogging along with a group of now friends for 8 years - the original group formed was French Fridays with Dorie, and we cooked through … Continue reading CtBF – Brussels Sprouts and “the best day ever”
CtBF – Baba Ganoush
I have to admit, this is such a fun name to say. Seriously! Like the Babalu Club with Ricky Ricardo and Luceeeee! While this recipe is for a dish that hails from a land far away from Cuba, Miami and LA, it is the kind of vegetable-ish dish you could find on the table in … Continue reading CtBF – Baba Ganoush
CtBF – Potato, feta and basil tortilla
Not something I make often, but I did enjoy the versions I made with French Friday's. I wasn't sure about the basil. Well, and not the feta. I'll admit I did look back at the other recipe, you know, "just in case". Easy enough! Potatoes diced. Cooked to barely tender in some good olive oil, … Continue reading CtBF – Potato, feta and basil tortilla
CtBF – eggplant caviar
When I was planning on making this, I hoped that my favorite farm stand would have eggplant. At first glance, no. But when it was mentioned, the guy immediately went out and picked a bucketful. Doesn't get fresher than that!!When I read the recipe, I immediately thought use the grill! So I charred them, then … Continue reading CtBF – eggplant caviar
CtBF -Raw vegetable slaw with creamy garlic dressing
Running a little behind - kind of the usual thing this time of year. I've probably explained before, but in any kind of retail construction, this is the busy season. We have to complete our construction so that the facilities can be in use on time, ensuring that all of our customers can fulfill all Christmas … Continue reading CtBF -Raw vegetable slaw with creamy garlic dressing
CtBF – Fattoush
This salad is described as "dressed with a pungent lemony garlic dressing and a jumble of ingredients". The main differences are a sprinkling of ground sumac and shards of toasted pita. It was suggested that we would love it above all things. As it so happened, I was in the Valley, and so could run … Continue reading CtBF – Fattoush
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