Once upon a time at a pre-spring seed sale at either Home Depot or Lowes I found a pack of tomato seeds that were marked as being "San Marzano variety." Authentic San Marzano tomatoes are prized for their low-acid profile and are often used in sauces. In 2020 we had a fairly good crop from the few…
This dressing was created as a mashup of several other onion-based vinaigrette recipes I found online. It was inspired by the "Sunflower Crisp" chopped salad-in-a-bag from Fresh Express. FWIW, the sugar content works out to about 11 grams per tablespoon of dressing, so feel free to use sugar substi…
This casserole was designed to please those folks for whom Thanksgiving wouldn't be complete without some sweet potatoes, but to also please those who don't care for a large hunk of orange doused with a sticky, sweet sauce. Sure, in essence this recipe is like lumpy mashed potatoes. But those mashe…
Joshua Weissman published a tandoori chicken meal recipe; in the video he showed-off the tandoor that he purchased for the occasion. I do not have a tandoor, but I do have gas and charcoal grills... 1 1/2 c whole milk Greek-style yogurt 1 tbsp powdered ginger 2 large cloves garlic, grated 1 tbsp le…
In many cookie recipes peanut butter is combined with an equal portion of (comparitively less flavorful!) shortening or butter, loads of sugar, and flour. Invariably I find most peanut butter cookies to be a disappointment: when it comes to peanut butter, more is better and I love the stuff. Just…
Approx. 8 oz. For our 10-year anniversary my wife and I took a trip to St. Lucia. Several mornings at breakfast I was able to have fresh passion fruit: the bright, very tart flavor was something special. Goya sells a passion fruit pulp in the freezer section of the grocery store, and while it's a…