Off Topic: Enchiladas Verde

Off Topic: Enchiladas Verde

It’s hard to say what I love most about this dish. We are very partial to Mexican food, especially my husband to the point where I suspect he might be a Mexican trapped in the body of an ancestral German. Although he doesn’t cook much he has embraced Rick...
Off Topic: Paprika Roasted Chicken and Onions

Off Topic: Paprika Roasted Chicken and Onions

File this under: I have a chicken and some onions and need to have dinner on the table in 38 minutes. I adapted this from an old Gourmet recipe and one of the things I changed was to triple the amount of onions because they are the best part of this dish. Seriously, a...
Baked Explorations: Sweet and Salty Brownies

Baked Explorations: Sweet and Salty Brownies

  My dear friend Susan (of kugel fame) was just telling me that she does not like this trend of salty+sweet. She also doesn’t like things like cayenne pepper in her chocolate dessert. Just can’t get into this particular culinary movement. What can you...
Off Topic: Thanksgiving

Off Topic: Thanksgiving

For the last 18 years we have spent Thanksgiving with my husband’s family in Ohio, so I have not made a Thanksgiving dinner since 1992.  And, truth be told, I wouldn’t have been very good at it back then anyway. To make up for not getting to make this...