Of late, this has been my go-to appetizer dish whether I’m bringing or hosting. The lemon, rather than the usual tomato sauce served with these ground meats, is an unexpected combination, but it works surprisingly well and they are addictive. Seeing as you might have a Superbowl party to attend this weekend, I thought I’d… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Cooking on a Budget
Pork Schnitzel alla armer Mädchenfeinschmecker
You have to admit – unless you are superhuman healthy – every once in a while, you crave a little fried somethin’ somethin’. There are days when walking past a restaurant that reeks of Fryolator can be the undoing of even the most determined-to-be-fit individual. As I would only fit into that category on January… Continue Reading
Darned Tasty Shrimpy-Shrimp
And by shrimpy-shrimp, I do mean small shrimp. As I was discussing with my friend Debby this morning, I wasn’t so sure I would serve these shrimp to guests, but then she described a conversation she had with a friend of hers regarding shrimp, which caused me to reevaluate my stance on the shrimpy-shrimp. It… Continue Reading
Who goes to the wine store at 10am?
Yeah. I do. That’s right. And I tell anyone who will listen why I’m there. Frequently, when I’m making a dish that calls for wine, I use leftover wine that I had purchased to drink. This causes me to think of the wine in the dish as “free” in terms of the overall tally for… Continue Reading
Unsmoked Pork Belly
I was on the fence about what to have for dinner tonight – pancetta and peas or the last of the ribollita (Tuscan bean and vegetable) soup, but selecting the photographs for today’s post has ended my quandary. Pancetta and peas it is. Pancetta is an Italian cured pork product. It is also produced in… Continue Reading