~ Mary ~
Remember Patty’s Waldorf salad? The one with the apples, celery and lots of mayo!? Think of this as an up-dated, much healthier, version. I was perusing bon appetite magazine and ran across a lovely article about the “…humble, homely…” celery root. How could you not stop to read that? Then at the end of the article is this lovely little salad – I just had to try – so glad I did – we’ve had it four times in a month! read more…
~ Wanda ~
I was organizing all my photos and discovered I had pics for this and never made a post….I don’t really have much of a story to go with it though. I made it awhile back when figs were in season. I love Olive Tapenade and I didn’t think there could be anything better but let me tell you, Fig and Olive Tapenade is now my favorite!! It is a wonerful appetizer unless you are like me I ate it with a half a loaf of bread and called it dinner! read more…
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This was a joint effort – Fred told the story, Katy wrote it up and Mary baked the Johnny cake.
When Dad was working in the Bahamas the first time, hired by the government to head up a project building houses for their lower-income citizens, he enjoyed many things. The weather was definitely one of them. The local workers huddled together in their winter coats saying “It is too cold to work, Mistah Winkah” in 70 degree weather, was not. The cook of the house, Edna, made two of his favorite dishes ever. One was conch salad (a form of ceviche made with diced conch, onions, peppers and lime juice); the other was Johnny Cake. read more…
~ Mary ~
The last time we went home to Minnesota we were gifted with this BEAUTIFUL bird from Kevin & Mindy. It was raised on Patrick’s farm – all organic baby!- and weighed in at 5 pounds 4 ounces – YOWZA! It gave us four big dinners: the one I’m sharing below, Chick & Dumplings (twice) and two of JP’s Garlic Glazed Pizza! That was one mighty DELICIOUS bird! Thank YOU KEVIN & MINDY! read more…
~ Emma ~
I am learing about Ancient India in school. I had a project due last week and to get extra credit I could bring in a food from India and I knew right away I wanted to make Naan. We have made it before and I LOVE it! I changed up the recipe a little bit to make it more exciting. I added garam masala and it gave the naan a very nice flavor. read more…
~ Patty ~
Roatan is known for it’s excellent shrimp and lobster so last Friday night I made my favorite Shrimp/vegetable stir fry. Originally, the recipe came from Craig Claiborne’s New York Times Cookbook. I think it’s Indonesian. I always made it as one of the dishes for rijsttafel. I’ve made it twice since Katy’s been here. Left-overs are delicious re-heated. read more…
~ Mary ~
Last year I made the most amazing galette with these ingredients, only difference is it was encased in a buttery crust – yummmmmm. I think I made it three times it was so delicious! Only problem was – my bum got even bigger! This year I had to settle for the inside goodies solo and let me tell you – that after a years hiatus – I didn’t even notice [well maybe I did a little]. read more…
~ Mary ~
Deeply woodsy and autumnal in richness, this soup is a wonderful meal in itself, with the crunch of toasted almonds and the chewy bite of wild rice. Growing up in Minnesota, I remember, Patty making this soup on the coldest of cold winter nights – a real treat to behold! read more…
~ John ~
Gene’s is a great place to hit the pause button on all “low-fat” diets. It is located not far from our home. When you walk into Gene’s the first thing that hits you is the smokey scent of cured meat. Their store carries over 90% European products and specializes in made-on-premises smoked meats and have over 40 varieties of sausages and hams and deli meats—and a full-service butcher shop. There is the usual selecton of deli meats but the main attraction is the wall of sausage. Along the back wall there are over two dozen strands of various smoked sausage. Our favorite style is the double smoked. It cooks well because it is not over powering in recipes. read more…
~ Katy ~
Aaaaaaaah, nothing like the tropics to cure the February blues. Everything here in Roatan moves slowly and languidly as the warm, humid days drift into one another. A little cocktail now and then is also called for, and if you have more than two, say ten or so, that’s okay, too. Because it was a rainy day yesterday, we went ahead and had several. I personally kept going because I didn’t want the juice to go bad. It’s just the kind of person I am. read more…
