Posts in Entrées
Buttermilk Crepes with Ricotta and Vegetables

This recipe doesn’t need a sauce. We prefer to dice a few tomatoes and sprinkle them with balsamic vinegar and a pinch of salt for a light and colorful topping. This filling is versatile: try different vegetables like spinach, chard, asparagus, or broccoli. Olives or walnuts make a nice addition. Two crepes and a salad are a complete meal, or serve one crepe with a grain (try wild rice or quinoa) and a salad.

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TOM’S HYPNOTIC GHOST PEPPER CURRY

Enjoy TOM’S HYPNOTIC GHOST PEPPER CURRY dinner. Excerpted from The Horror Movie Night Cookbook by Richard S. Sargent. Copyright © 2023 Ulysses Press. Reprinted with permission from Ulysses Press. New York, NY. All rights reserved.

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Sweet Potato Black Bean Burger

This burger was inspired by my favorite veggie burger in Kansas City found at Beer Kitchen – the amazing restaurant that inspired this Whiskey BBQ Ketchup. Their “black bean burger” had a modest description but the flavor and texture are anything but. It’s tender without being mushy, not too sweet, not too salty, hearty, and seriously satisfying.

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Maple-Orange Wings

Visit your local grocer and add citrus to your home in any manner that appeals to you. I will be contemplating my bowl of mandarin oranges, Meyer lemons, pink grapefruits & navel oranges and planning how to add them to my salads, roasts, cakes and more.

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Hoppin’ John

“When I was growing up, one of my favorite meals was black-eyed peas, simmered with pork neck bones or a ham bone left over from Sunday dinner or a holiday meal, served over rice. It wasn’t until later in life that I discovered one of my childhood favorites had a name: Hoppin’ John.

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