Monthly Archives: August 2022

Key Lime Coleslaw

“Coleslaw? Eeew, yeccch! I hate mayonnaise!” Well, first… No. You are wrong. Mayonnaise is a sign that the French love us and want us to enjoy all of the foods. And, second… This coleslaw contains no mayonnaise at all, so … Continue reading

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Date Paste and Korean-Style Barbecue Pork Tacos

Yesterday, I posted about making Gochujang and Whole30 compliant mayonnaise; mentioning that I had been using my main and mini food processors but not to worry, because the main processor was getting a workout that day. Today’s post is why. … Continue reading

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Gochujang and Gochujang Mayonnaise

Today’s post is kindofa “building” one. While home made, and Whole30 compliant, spicy Korean-style chili paste and mayonnaise are both more than worthy on their own, wait’ll you see how I use them! Tomorrow. For today, let as gather our … Continue reading

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Summer Sunday Bonus! Jardinière Salad

Not all of those recipes our moms clipped and stashed in a box back in the day are good for nothing but a laugh. Take this, a recipe my mom dutifully clipped from the back of a Kraft Mac and … Continue reading

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Ranch Green Beans

Yeh, no. NOPE. Put away the chili sauce and powder and cowboy cookery and all of that. These wicked nice green beans are sautéed in a bit of garlic-infused olive oil, Seasoned Salt, black pepper and… Ranch Dressing Mix! You … Continue reading

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Swordfish, Grilled With Honey Dijon Diana Sauce

One of our better markets had a decent sale on fresh swordfish steaks. Decent, but still kinda spendy, as a friend likes to say, and then, we hadn’t gotten to that market before the weekend and, yeh, NO. NO way … Continue reading

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Greek-Style Roasted Potatoes

Mebbe “Greek Diner” Style Potatoes is a better title, because this recipe is how all the potatoes in all the Greek Diners should be. In my not-so-humble opinion. I mean, who would not be happy to see these potatoes, crispity … Continue reading

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Burrito Rolling 101

See, here’s the deal… I did not grow up with burritos and, sorry, but don’t really care for that fast-ish burrito place so, when faced with making burritos at home for a food kit, I was at a loss. What … Continue reading

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Blackberry Sage Pork Chops

What to do on a summer’s Saturday when you kinda suddenly have folx coming over for dinner? Why, pork chops, of course. But fancy. In fact, these pork chops are rather fancy (and company worthy), but they are also wicked … Continue reading

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Tequila Lemonade

Yeh. So, the actual name for this drink, from the nice folx at delish.com is “Pink Señorita,” but I am not fully behind that as a drinks name, so my version is, and much more clearly, named “Tequila Lemonade.” And … Continue reading

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