This past Thursday, September 13th, 2007 The world lost another wonderful soul. The world knew her as “Kat”, or Katherine. We knew her as Nan. Nan was born Katherine Luise Simmons on May 23rd 1929 in Lester Arkansas. She and her family moved to California...
Sometimes laziness yields surprisingly good results, if not strikingly pretty ones. This morning I was terribly hungry, but also feeling terribly “blah” about actually cooking anything for myself for breakfast. (There is no cereal in the house usually. So...
Let it never be said that I am the only preparer of sustenance in this home, or that my wife does not make a mean dinner. I was given the day off from everything yesterday, and though that always comes with a little guilt on my part, there was no guilt in eating this...
Sometimes it’s the simplest things that taste the best, and that is definitely the case here. My wife demanded hinted that she wanted more rice in her diet to help with her fitness program, and while her Puerto Rican rice is wonderful, I was in the mood for...
Oh the feeling of visiting another food blog, only to discover you’ve begun to salivate uncontrollably over the recipe you’ve found there. You’ve discovered the perfect meal idea sitting right there in front of you, with photos and all. You just have...
What do you do with a lonely little piece of leftover chuck roast? You can always make a barbecue beef sammich, or just nibble it to death as a snack, but why not give it a bit of pride in its demise and turn it into something completely different and absolutely...
In my opinion, fish is best cooked simply. Flavors should be added sparingly so that the delicate flavor of the meat comes through as its own statement, rather than being buried in herbs and spices or some overwhelming sauce. That doesn’t mean that fish should...
Summer is upon us, and with it the need for lighter meals and cool refreshing desserts. For many this means ice cream, gelato, sorbet or a float, all of which are wonderful indeed, but to me it means fruit, preferably with a bit of a kick. This recipe stemmed...
If you’re looking for a quick, light lunch for those warm summer days, look no further than your freezer and pantry to deliver something insanely satisfying in just a few minutes time. Here on the Texas/Oklahoma border, summer has been late arriving. We finally...
They look luscious don’t they? Rich, huge, decadent ravioli, just barely touched with an intensely flavored, yet extremely light tomato sauce. I love ravioli. I love mushrooms. Mushroom ravioli is a natural progression from those two factors. Unfortunately, I...
For this issue of YPOM we delve into the deep dark world of leftovers! One of the things tat struck me about dew’s pantry list was that she had “Several cooked, half consumed pork roasts” lying around in her freezer that she usually uses for...
Super Healthy Chicken Salad with Curried Yogurt Dressing. Ditch the mayo and the fat, but up the flavor! This is the perfect quick weeknight meal. Due to a recent bout of health issues, this round of Your Pantry or Mine has gotten off to a slow start. I want to...
It is with great pride that I present you with Your Pantry or Mine No.1, Part 2; highlighting the contents of the Computer Diva’s pantry. We’re back for round two of our scheduled three rounder with this wonderful Chai Spice Chicken recipe, a...
I discovered Meze: Small Bites, Big Flavors from the Greek Table in my wife’s cookbook collection a few months ago. The impact that just flipping through the pages had on me was intense, immediate and life-altering. I had to try some of this, and soon!...
It is with great pride that I present you with Your Pantry or Mine No.1, Part one of 3 highlighting the contents of the Computer Diva’s pantry. I know several of you have been looking forward to this entry, so I’ll dive right in. When I got Jess’s...
Note: This recipe is now considered a fail. A better, more consistent version is posted here. Please use that recipe instead of this one. When Lis from La Mia Cucina interviewed me, one of her questions was when I was going to stop waffling on the subject of baking...
Sometimes plans change at the drop of a hat in my kitchen. I’d planed on making a few omelets on Sunday morning for a nice sit down brunch with my wife, and then it happened. I reached into the fridge to pull out the basic “eggs/milk/butter” and some...
Before someone slams me for this, please note that I said “Pulled Pork Barbecue”, and not “Barbecued Pulled Pork” It has sauce, that’s as close to real BBQ as this recipe gets. Mmmmm, Barbecued Pulled Pork Sammiches. Just typing the...
When the weather gets warmer, it’s time for a bit lighter fare. This salad was the perfect answer to the heat of a Texas spring day. Crisp, refreshing and light, with the zing of a fresh vinaigrette to perk up the palette. I used a store bought bag greens mix...
About two weeks ago I posted a link to the dish that inspired this one. I couldn’t get the combination out of my head. I tried, I really tried, but I failed. The only other option? Make it myself, of course. Whether you’re looking for a taste of the...