The slow cooker is a great way to free up oven space, or to be able to put a dish in to cook with very little fussing about while you get on with other things. Using it to cook potatoes while you work on a beautiful roast and a lovely dessert, set the table, toss the salad and plate the hors d’oeuvres, can be a true boon. But here’s the thing – that’s why I originally tried … [Read more...] about Slow Cooker French Potatoes
Dinner
Collard and Country Ham Quiche
Recipe development is a constant process, and everything that I eat (or see, or think about eating) becomes a recipe possibility. So here we are. I have a recipe for a spinach quiche that I make to take to people in need of a meal or sometimes for a luncheon. It’s the kind of thing you can pretty much have all the ingredients on hand and it is really easy to pull together. … [Read more...] about Collard and Country Ham Quiche
Maple Roasted Pork Tenderloin with Autumn Vegetables
Testing recipes can get fraught at times. I hate to waste food, so I generally try to arrange for someone to eat what I cook. The first time I made this recipe, I had planned to have a group of people over for dinner to eat the results of several recipe tests, but some last-minute regrets meant that few of us there just snacked on the appetizers and dessert. I wrapped this up … [Read more...] about Maple Roasted Pork Tenderloin with Autumn Vegetables
Chili Beef with Cornbread Dumplings
I feel like we are getting close. To autumn, to brisk weather, to chili season. I hope I am not rushing things and we see another hot spell. I was in Dallas at the beginning of September and it was 109 degrees outside, but the restaurant specials were pumpkin and cranberry and I felt like they were jinxing the fall. So I’ll just say this is an “in case of autumn weather” … [Read more...] about Chili Beef with Cornbread Dumplings
One Pot Orzo alla Vodka
I’ve been making pasta with vodka sauce forever it seems, certainly when I was cooking meals in my first apartment. But it seems to have had a social media resurgence – kids today think it’s a “viral hack.” I almost hate to burst their bubble, tell them that their mama was making it when she was your age. But it sticks around for a reason, adding a dose of vodka to a tomato … [Read more...] about One Pot Orzo alla Vodka
