My daughter loves salmon. When it is not in season (oh yeah…I don’t buy fresh farm raised salmon, a personal preference) I often buy smoked salmon from a large warehouse store and it is more than we use in one (or two or three) meal(s). Although my daughter likes to eat it plain, I like […]
Archives for September 2012
Bear (Delaware) Burgers
Several years ago, my husband and I had a sandwich from a pizza and steak shop in Bear, Delaware that they called a “Bear Burger.” Unfortunately, the shop went out of business, and we have never found any place that served anything like them. Although I really am not sure why, we started talking about […]
A Better Chicken Salad
It seems I have been making chicken salad quite frequently lately. Not only does everyone like it, but it is simple to make from store-bought rotisserie chicken, leftover herb roasted chicken or other recipes, or quickly cooked chicken in the pressure cooker. Additionally, I now included healthier ingredients like ground flax, sliced almonds, and sometimes […]
Herb Roasted Chicken Breasts
Can you get crisp, moist, flavorful, and tender roasted chicken breasts without marinating or brining them? In short, yes. The easiest way is by using chicken breasts with the bone in and the skin on. I think the real key is making sure the oven temperature is high enough to brown and crisp the skin […]
Simple Cucumbers and Onions
This super simple mixture of cucumbers and onions is a refreshing and delicious dish. My mother and grandmothers would often serve it from as soon as the cucumbers ripened in the summer through the early fall. Today, I often make it using the “hot house” or “hydroponic” cucumbers available in supermarket all year round. In […]
Watermelon Sorbet
You can plant a watermelon up above my grave, And let the juice (slurp) ooze through, You can plant a watermelon up above my grave, That’s all I ask of you. These lyrics are part of my favorite song…when I was six. So, why am I quoting a song I learned in first grade? Well, […]
Wally’s Restaurant in Chattanooga
Wally’s is an old-school restaurant that has a loyal following, good food, and great prices. Although there is another location in nearby East Ridge, Tennessee, I have only been to the McCallie Avenue location in Chattanooga. It is a great place to have breakfast. Not only is breakfast served from 6 – 11 a.m., they […]
Excellent Pressure Cooker Beef Roast
When I was young, Sunday dinners seemed to include either a chicken or a beef roast. They both required longer cooking times and were more expensive than the usual nightly weekday meals. Plus, it was then a treat and something to look forward to after church. They were not quite equal in my eyes, though. […]