Savory Dishes
Asian Smothered Pork Chops Most peoples’ lives came to a screeching halt when COVID first hit back in early 2020. Can’t say that it’s been the same for us. Darryl and I wrapped up 2019 by pulling up our Vermont stakes and moved to Southern…
Sweet & Sour SHrimp It feels good to be back, dear readers! I took an unannounced hiatus over the last few months and pulled up the stakes in Vermont. As much as Darryl and I love Vermont, — and we will certainly visit — we…
Viral Thai Peanut Sauce Warning — highly addictive! The first time I made this was about 3 years ago, with chicken skewers and noodles. Since then, I have made and improved upon this awesome peanut sauce at least a dozen more times. It has been…
sweet potato soup with portabella mushrooms Food Waste is a worldwide problem, with the US and Europe producing the highest amount. Worldwide, one third of food is wasted. Therefore, we try to be very careful with our shopping and keeping up with food so we…
black truffle risotto with ramps and peas Spring — this most wonderful time of year where everything and everyone wakes up from a long, hard winter. This year spring has been reluctant, a tease here and there, but old man winter wasn’t quite ready to…
Schwetzinger Spargelsalat Dear Friends, Fans, and Readers, On December 27, 2018, I lost my mother, Mia Schwarze. I am posting this recipe in loving memory of her. Schwetzinger Spargelsalat — a creamy Asparagus Salad with Chicken named after the town of Schwetzingen — was a…
energy bowl Do you have a culinary challenge? Bring it on! The other day, Darryl sent me a photo of a menu in a place he was visiting, pointed out an item, and asked “Can you make this?” “This” is what it said: POWER BOWLkale,…
chicken soup in A HURRY Darryl considers The Real Jewish Penicillin the best and quickest cure for a general malaise. I agree with him — this is the best chicken soup recipe I’ve ever come across — and of course I always add my subtle…
Refreshing summer soup with crema Last week it was in the high 80’s and up to the 90s in Vermont for five days straight. This may not seem too bad for many, but we are as ill-equipped for the heat as the south is for…
Mediterranean Salad with Roasted Beets and Fennel in a creamy vinaigrette (revised 8/4/18) When I first published this recipe, I posted it on various social media sites as well as Flipboard. (On the top right of this page is a link to my Flipboard magazine.)…
