Tag Archives: Steak Seasoning

Roasted Sweet Potato With Tamari and Ginger

A looong time ago, I had a pretty memorable lunch in the Napa Valley. It was rabbit in a black bean sauce and sweet potato marinated in Tamari and ginger, then grilled. This sweet potato is peeled, cubed, and roasted, … Continue reading

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Zanzetti, Now With Added Garlic Sauce!

I’ve long posted about my Aunt Buzz’s go-to no fuss dinner, Zanzetti. It is actually (I am pretty certain) a packaged foods version of Johnny Mazetti Spaghetti, which was pretty popular in the middle of the last century, and I … Continue reading

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Garlic Balsamic Grape Tomatoes

I needed some tomatoes, and the market had this buy one, get one free deal going on, so I did. except… I really did not need that many tomatoes. Happily, I came across this recipe on, I think, allrecipes.com, and … Continue reading

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Sautéed Asparagus

You really do not need to go to a lot of fuss to make better tasting veggies. Take these bright green, crisp tender beautiful asparagus spears… All it took was a quick trim, a bit of butter, my favorite steakhouse … Continue reading

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Cheeseburger Tot Casserole

I came across the original version for this recipe (from the nice folx at Southern Living) on line and thought that, with a few easy tweaks, it would be perfect for a Book Club lunch. I easily made it gluten-free … Continue reading

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New! Improved! Baked (and Better!) Buffalo Wings

I have been making Buffalo Wings since the 1980’s, and have always loved them, but, I have also worked on my recipe to keep them every bit as tasty, but mebbe just a wee, tiny bit less likely to induce … Continue reading

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Air Fryer Chickpeas

Years ago, now, seasoned, roasted chickpeas were being touted as the new! next! now! healthy and good for you snack. They were… ok. Then, a week or so ago, I got to rethinking the whole concept, using my air fryer  … Continue reading

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Barbecue & Sage Pork Chops

One of our fave pork dishes is Blackberry Sage Pork Chops, pan fried and then braised to tender, tasty perfection. Well… I had some nice bourbon brown sugar barbecue sauce leftover from making Super Bowl Nachos, and I got to … Continue reading

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Glazed Cedar Plank Salmon in the Air Fryer

As I’ve said before, one of my local markets has a very nice salmon supplier – on par with our fave fish monger, but less pricey – and also offer their fillets with options; seasoned, cedar plank, etc. Of course, … Continue reading

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Baked Cod

Yesterday, I shared my quick, wicked tasty, Spicy Tomato Sauce. Today, we’re gonna make some baked cod, which really works a treat with the sauce. It so happens that this Atlantic Cod was frozen from Trader Joe’s, but my foolproof … Continue reading

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