I will be the first to admit that I can be a cheese snob. When I’m sick, I even have people who will offer to bring me cheese instead of soup. But, for all intents and purposes? Grana Padano, Parmigiano Reggiano, and any other kind […]
I’ve been in a miniature foods mood. Do you ever want to feel like one of those British ladies in hats who eats nothing but conveniently bite-sized foods? In the culinary world, this is ordinarily called a huge pain in the you-know-what. Nevertheless, I decided […]
My local grocery store has started carrying Cubanelle peppers. They call them “Cubanelles,” so I’m going to follow suit. Although you’ll also see them listed as Cuban or Cubana peppers. They look like a cross between banana peppers and Anaheim peppers with a similarly mild […]
I am a “more is more” kind of person when it comes to making potatoes. I’ve also been traveling. I’m calling it “freelance traveling chef” work on my resume. Although it’s really just a fancy way of saying “unemployed chef who’s burned out on the […]
Aligot (pronounced, a-li-ɡo, like alligator, without the at- and -r) is a French dip made with mashed potatoes and cheese. “Mashed potatoes” is really kind of a misnomer, though. It’s really more like a fondue with a hint of potatoes. The more typical French recipe […]
This is a sort of a Pacific Northwest, Italian, Mediterranean-themed pasta salad. Really, it’s just a hodge-podge of everything that I have in the refrigerator at the moment. The other day I made Barbecue Salmon w/ Lemon & Onion for Salad w/ Salmon, Couscous, & […]
I’m fond of ladies brunches. Any excuse to get together, dress up, make fun food, and drink cocktails in the middle of the day is a good time to me! I’m also about to go out of town. So, I need to cook up what […]
I adore macaroni and cheese. It’s one of my favorite things to make and is surprisingly simple to toss together from scratch. I’ll turn just about any and every cheese that I have lying around into macaroni and cheese. I have a local cheese shop […]
It’s officially spring. The price of eggs has skyrocketed lately, but I cannot fathom a world without eggs. I’ve had chickens a couple of times and have gone whole swaths of my life where I pretty much lived on eggs. They’re a hearty food that’s […]
It should be pretty obvious that I’m grilling this. Is there anything else to do with Coelho Brazilian grilling cheese? In the subsequent days after making this, I’ve even tried to use this cheese in a couple of other ways: grilled and chopped up over […]
