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Pan Seared Mahi Mahi with Spring Greens and Arugula

by Jerry 0 comments December 29, 2012 Recipes
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Sometimes I think that a dish I make is going to be far too humble to find its way here, but then I do a double take and scramble for my camera gear.  This is one of those cases.  A simple fillet of fish nestled in greens with a bit of dressing.  It’s so uncomplicated [...]

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Kebab Spiced Burgers with Feta

Thumbnail image for Kebab Spiced Burgers with Feta by Jerry 0 comments October 19, 2012 News and Reviews
Kebab Spiced Burgers with Feta

Burgers are good.  Heck, burgers are great!  But sometimes you want something a bit different from the standard cheeseburger. You also want that something different to be a thing that the kids will eat, not just glare at like you’ve put some kind of alien on their plate. This dish puts a Mediterranean twist on [...]

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Red White and Blue Velvet Independence Parfait

Thumbnail image for Red White and Blue Velvet Independence Parfait by Jerry 1 comment July 4, 2011 Recipes

Not so much a recipe as a concept, we present you with a simple yet very patriotic dessert. Just layer some blue velvet cake, a bit of whipped cream and some red velvet cake in a decorative glass and viola! We like to keep holidays simple.  Especially those with fireworks. Happy 4th everyone.

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Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies

Thumbnail image for Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies by Jerry 6 comments May 27, 2011 Recipes

Crunchy, chewy, intensely chocolatey. All words that describe these cookies perfectly. They are simple, elegant and perfectly semi-sweet with a consistency somewhat like a brownie and the flavor of Dutch chocolate cake. All that is well and good, but there’s a story in these simple little cookies and it starts with the following words. They [...]

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Braised Smoked Ham Shank with Beans and Rice Recipe

by Jerry 3 comments October 11, 2010 Recipes
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I’ve said it before and I will most definitely say it again.  Simple foods are the best foods.  Some of the most sought after dishes in the world are inspired by what were once food for the poor only. Meals that were originally intended to stretch a few meager ingredients until they couldn’t be stretched [...]

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Roasted Garlic

by Jerry 6 comments October 7, 2010 Recipes

Garlic is good.  It adds flavor to anything it touches.  It has a bit of heat and a lot of zing. Garlic can transform a simple tomato sauce into something sublime or can be added to butter and tossed over noodles for a simple yet flavorful meal. Roasted garlic is something more powerful entirely.  Roasting [...]

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Spam Fried Rice with Nori

by Jerry 8 comments September 27, 2010 Recipes
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Cooking for kids can be a serious challenge.  The things I find fabulous, they tend to balk at.  The things they crave I either balk at or am completely burned out on.  Sometimes I just have to take a gamble, try something different and pray that it works out. This is complicated by the fact [...]

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Fried Whole Trout

by Jerry 4 comments August 25, 2010 Recipes

It’s not often that I can say I wish I had less fish in my diet, but this week that’s what I’ve been saying.  My kids went fishing over the weekend with their brother and brought home a gallon-sized freezer bag of fresh rainbow and brook trout.  Even for a fish lover like me, that’s [...]

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Fettuccine with Poached Egg and Pesto

by Jerry 14 comments July 28, 2010 Recipes
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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 something I plan to remedy very, [...]

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Balsamic Braised Beef Ribs

by Jerry 6 comments June 23, 2010 Recipes
Balsamic Braised Beef Ribs

Beef Ribs.  For me, the very mention of this wonderful finger food immediately conjures up memories of the massive wood fired pits I became accustomed to in Texas.  Those BBQ places that actually had ribs on the menu were few and far between, but they were invariably my favorite places to eat.  Brisket is great, [...]

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