Fava Beans and Eggplant
I made a bean salad the other day with dried beans I had picked up down at Reading Terminal Market. Real simple – soak beans overnight, cook, drain, make stuff. I also had some dried fava beans that...
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Mushroom Ravioli
The Bayshore Diner was the full-service restaurant in the Westin San Francisco Airport when I opened the hotel in 1988. It was a ’50s-themed diner with black and white checked floors, Wurlitzer...
View ArticleSausage and Rigatoni
It is so good to have sausages back in the freezer. Alas, the freezer is extremely F-U-L-L right now. I’ve mentioned before that we do not have another freezer downstairs because I would simply fill it...
View ArticleWednesday Macaroni
I was reading through my twitter feed, today, and came across a really great article by Ellie Slee entitled The Joy of Cooking Without Pictures. The tagline that made me click the article was “Here I...
View ArticleThe End Of Week Thirty-One
The weight-loss results weren’t what I was hoping for, but considering I had a pretty food-centric week, only gaining a pound is pretty good. It’s just reinforcing the simple fact that portion control...
View ArticleToad In The Hole
Over the years, I have seen a lot of references to a British dish called Toad in the Hole. Like Figgy Pudding or Spotted Dick – or any number of English recipes – the name belies the actual dish. We’ve...
View ArticleSausage and Lentils
Lentils and fennel have become a definite go-to around here… I make up a batch, top it with whatever, and whatever is left over becomes a cold salad. It’s a culinary win-win. Tonight’s version included...
View ArticleSausage and Lentils
This has definitely become one of my most favorite go-to dinners. Lentils have always been a favorite food, and paired with really good sausages… well… it doesn’t get much better. The sausages, of...
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Sausage and Polenta
It’s the unofficial start of summer weekend – and the weather is actually cooperating. This is usually the weekend where people spend a fortune for their house at the shore – only to have it rain the...
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Cold Noodles With Tomato-Peanut Sauce, Pork & Peppers
I was reading the Sunday San Francisco Chronicle – one of four newspapers we subscribe to – and came across a recipe for a cold noodle dish that sounded pretty good. As luck would have it, we had all...
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