Quinoa Pilaf
Quinoa Pilaf 1 medium onion, cut in 1/4″ dice 2 Tbsp olive oil 2 large carrots, cut in 1/4″ dice 1 cup white wine 2 cups quinoa 2 cups chicken stock 2 cups water...
Author: Bryan
Double Cranberry-Apple Sauce
I made this around 2011 for Thanksgiving. Patrick tasted it this morning and said, “WOW! This one is a keeper!” It came out more like a cranberry/applesauce with a hint of lemon. The original...
Chicken Francais in a Port Wine Sauce
This afternoon Lorraine texted me: Can you cook dinner? Since she won’t get home until 8 tonight, I assumed I was. Very polite of her to ask me. [for new FB friends who don’t...
Tomato Stewed Beef Roast
Last summer when visiting my sister in Syracuse, she showed me Joey’s Italian cookbook, written by Joey DeDuffa, a restaurateur in Syracuse. I bought it on Kindle, but found it to be a PITA...
Oven Fried Chicken Breast Stuffed with Prosciutto and Brie
I felt like doing something out of the ordinary tonight, so I purchased the prosciutto and brie. The prosciutto was not just for flavor — when stuffing chicken breast I often have trouble getting...
Pork Medallions with Balsamic Vinegar & Capers
This recipe started as a recipe I found on the net. Being me, I adjusted things. Pork Medallions with Balsamic Vinegar & Capers 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon garlic salt 1/2 tsp garlic...
Venison Bundles
I had ground venison and a package of philo … so I dreamed this up. Venison Bundles 2 lbs ground venison (or ground beef, turkey, etc) 2 Tbsp vegetable oil 2 tsp shawarma spice...
Edith’s Paprika Chicken
This is one of my absolute favorites from my childhood. Which is good — Mom made it often. The chicken was always tender, and oh-so moist and flavorful. But as a kid I wouldn’t...
Edith’s Poultry Stuffing
I have no idea where this recipe came from. I need to ask Dad. All my siblings love it. Me? Can’t stand it, never did. Just not my taste. But given it’s overall popularity...
Edith’s Barbecue Pork Chops
Mom found this recipe in a magazine when I was a teenager. It was a big hit with pork chops and just as big a hit with chicken. For a number of years we...
Pumpkin Pie
Mom made pumpkin pie every Thanksgiving, usually a couple of them. I suspect this recipe came off a can of pumpkin pie filling. Mom had done pie from scratch before I was born, but...
Rhubarb Pie
Dad grew some rhubarb, but our neighbors grew even more – far more than we could use. So, we always had enough rhubarb to use! Not so surprisingly, my first batch of wine was...
Glorified Rice
When I was little, we went on a picnic every Memorial Day, visiting relatives and often graves. Mom made this every year, and continued making it, off-and-on, when Kevin & I were older and...
Sweet Apple Egg Rolls
These came into the family while I was in college. A college friend’s family introduced me to shrimp egg rolls. We liked those, but I developed a recipe for chicken egg rolls that used...