Tag Archives: Olive Oil

1905 Salad

Posted on October 11, 2017 by tbuzzee

In the Ybor City section of Tampa, there is a famous restaurant, The Columbia. I had always wanted to check it out when my parents lived there, but my dad was not a fan of anything with a hint of … Continue reading →

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Brussels Sprouts, Roasted and Tossed With Feta and Pecans

Posted on February 27, 2017 by tbuzzee

I was at an unofficial Book Club (weekday, smaller crowd) lunch and my friend Mira was tossing some sprouts together with some sliced sausage to pop into the oven. No biggie, right? I mean, who doesn’t roast their sprouts anymore … Continue reading →

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Broiled Caprese

Posted on January 17, 2017 by tbuzzee

Who doesn’t like a Caprese salad? Sliced tomatoes layered with basil and Mozzarella, then drizzled with olive oil, salt, pepper, and mebbe a splash of good balsamic. Kinda like summer on a plate. Yum. Of course, where I live, it … Continue reading →

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Balsamic Roasted Tomatoes

Posted on June 27, 2016 by tbuzzee

There was a bit of a kerfuffle on the interwebs over this (very good) barefoot contessa recipe. One published version called for roasting the tomatoes for 25 to 30 minutes at 450º. Another (almost identical) recipe called for two hours … Continue reading →

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Parfait! Nigella’s Chicken

Posted on April 29, 2016 by tbuzzee

One of our favorite ways to have chicken, this recipe, from Nigella Lawson, is also wicked simple to toss together and flexible, to boot! Have a whole chicken? Perfect! Pieces? Also perfect! Planning on grilling? No problem! Roasting? Ditto! You … Continue reading →

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Braised Broccoli

Posted on March 31, 2016 by tbuzzee

Really very little muss or fuss goes into making this tasty veggie side dish, especially if, as did I, you spend the extra and buy your broccoli trimmed and separated into heads (check the fresh bagged veggies in your produce … Continue reading →

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Best! Roasted Potatoes

Posted on March 17, 2016 by tbuzzee

This recipe started out as “Portuguese Sweet Potatoes” from portuguesediner.com, but I’ve changed it around just a wee, tiny bit, and really do believe these potatoes (I used sweet potatoes, but really, this will work with just about any variety) … Continue reading →

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Curry Barbecue Pork Chops

Posted on November 10, 2015 by tbuzzee

Bone-in pork chops, seasoned with barbecue and curry rubs, then grilled like a steak. What is not to love? I’ve already covered treating thickly cut pork chops as if they were steaks, but for this dinner, I went a little … Continue reading →

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Pork Chop Steaks

Posted on October 5, 2015 by tbuzzee

My eye was caught by these BEEYOUTIFUL thick cut, bone-in pork chops at the butcher counter the other week, and nothing would do but to bring them home. But then… what to do with them? Hmmm. STEAK! I decided to … Continue reading →

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Pork Tenderloin

Posted on September 30, 2015 by tbuzzee

A while ago, I did a post about a very tasty chicken souvlaki sammich; then I posted a parfait! recipe for just the marinade/salad dressing used to flavor the chicken. Now, we’re back again with the Greek-style marinade, but this … Continue reading →

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