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Recent Posts
- Bye, Bye, Holidays — and a Crazy Stuffing Recipe for Next Year
- Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar in Walnut Creek
- Silicone and Garlic: Just Say No
- New Costco Product: Hot Smoked Norwegian Salmon
- TEPCO as Dishware Obsession
- Happy Easter 2011!
- Jazzed-up Matzo Brei for Breakfast
- Open Letter to Costco II
- Merritt Restaurant & Bakery in Oakland—not so good at first try
- Cafe Leila in Berkeley
- Easy Chocolate-covered Strawberries for Valentine’s Day
- Make a cheese souffle at home
- Did a “drive by” at Delhi Dhaba & Chaat in San Pablo (CA)
- Affogato: Quick, wonderful dessert
- Kirkland Fresh White Truffles
Tag Archives: american cuisine
Thanksgiving 2008!
Thanksgiving Day! Prepared the usual suspects and had one of Matt’s friends, Chris, over, which made it a nice time. Matt has a great group of friends – all bright, creative and inquisitive individuals. We have fun spending time with … Continue reading
Grammy Elaine and NY strips
Gramma Elaine is here so we grilled New York strips. My Mom’s friend, Rita, joined in, as well as Jon, who is spending the weekend, so it was a hoot. Accompanied by seared fig halves with walnut vinaigrette and warm … Continue reading
NY style crumb cake, where art thou?
New York City has the best crumb cake, often sold in individual squares like brownies, with about two inches of crumb topping. I used to buy hunks every now and again at Mama Joy’s when I was at Columbia. I … Continue reading
4th of July 2008
HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY! We grilled ribeyes today. Ribeyes be fatty and flavorful and good. Since it’s a holiday, we went for the gusto. I purchased a prime rib and cut the steaks myself. Stupidly, I waited too long and was … Continue reading
Two meals for two in El Cerrito
My mom and I are on our own, the boys are in Chicago, and we are having a fancified breakfast for two. I am in the process of roasting chicken sausages, and the popovers just came out of the oven. … Continue reading
Rainbow trout
The troops have been hankering for rainbow trout, so we had them today. I picked up four fish (cleaned) at Costco and served them whole. This is an easy dish to make and delicious but it can be a mess … Continue reading
Tie-dye glaze for cakes
Steven’s birthday and Mother’s Day today, resulting in efficiency or someone being “screwed,” and I would say that this is Steven, since he has to share his special day with a lesser event. He requested some sort of pound cake … Continue reading
Zucchini bread
I’ve been famous for my zucchini bread since 1977. When I lived in Northeastern Pennsylvania, I collected local recipes. Many of them, like this one, are popular in the recipe belt that runs from mid-PA through upstate NY. This quick … Continue reading
Thanksgiving 2007
Happy Thanksgiving! We made a wonderful turkey, stuffing with chestnuts and sausage, mashed Yukon Gold potatoes with plenty o’cream and butter, and some steamed fresh green beans. We always make a large turkey so we have leftovers for turkey curry … Continue reading
The $3 cupcake
I baked my version of the $3.00 cupcake today using the sour cream cake recipe from The Ebony Cookbook (1978), by Freda DeKnight, and a basic milk chocolate buttercream recipe from school. Just to be interesting I used pans with … Continue reading
