Entrees Posts
Rib of the Week: Herb Encrusted Lamb Ribs
I know I’ve been fairly rib-heavy with my recipes lately. I can’t help myself. I base a lot of what I cook on what looks good that day at the market. And when I saw these lamb ribs at the butcher, I couldn’t resist. First, the meat was temptingly rosy and shot through with thin [...]
Butter Roasted Chicken
I blame the blogosphere for this one. At least for all the butter. In my travels online, I’ve become acquainted with the fabulously talented Kitchen Girl Jo, a fellow food blogger. Sometime in the last week or so, Jo posted a mouth-watering recipe for butter-poached lobster tails. She got me thinking about cooking things in [...]
Rib of the Week: Ruby Lacquered Pork Ribs
Ah, pork. It goes so well with so many things—including fruit. So, as I was eyeing the package of pork spare ribs in my fridge last night, I noticed I had leftover raspberry sauce from the Rustic Raspberry Vodka-tini I made the other night. It’s basically fresh raspberries, sugar, and a little liquor. You can [...]
Herb Roasted Chicken Legs with Root Vegetables
I know that fall is officially on its way when I start to roast chicken. Even though I bake pretty consistently year round, I’d never dream of roasting a chicken in the summer. For some reason, that’s a cold-weather ritual, at least for me. This roasted chicken/veggie combination makes a great, rustic autumn dinner. The [...]
Country-Style Pork Ribs
Country-style pork ribs are just about one of my favorite types of ribs. They’re meaty and big, and absolutely fall apart when slow cooked. The recipe below is a basic one (again, the one my mom used). I change this a lot, depending on who’s coming to dinner and what I have in the house.
Perfectly Melty Fondue
I love cheese. Melted cheese is even better. Melted cheese on bread is about as close to heaven as I think I can get. I’m also very much an 8-year-old at heart, and love food that’s fun to eat. This is the fondue that my mom used to make when I was a kid. After [...]
Duckie’s French Spaghetti
Duckie was my grandmother. To this day, my mother and I aren’t quite sure what’s French about this recipe, but that’s always what she called it. This is a great thing to bring to picnics. It also lasts a while in the fridge, and gets better the next day. Follow the recipe exactly. There’s a [...]
Fried Chicken, Done Right
I learned the proper way make fried chicken about five or six years ago when I worked for a friend of mine. She was part owner of a caterer/cafe, which has since (sadly) changed hands. I was working as a freelance writer at the time, and working at the shop got me away from the [...]
