I love a good Alfredo sauce! Sometimes I am in the mood for the nouveaux version, which is cheesier than the traditional Alfredo which is just four, simple, ingredients. The real “alfredo” was invented by a chef named Alfredo di Lelio, in Rome, in the early 1900’s. He created it to help his poor wife who …
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May 07
Light, fresh and tasty quesadillas recipe
I can’t remember where or when I had my first quesadilla (pronounced kesa-D-a), but to me it is the perfect example of a cheese sandwich. As with anything made of tortillas, a quesadilla is just one of the many ways of folding them into different foods and in the case of quesadillas, the tortilla is …
Apr 29
Sausage, Salad and a Piece of Crusty Bread, Simplicity Defined
Man cannot live on salad alone, but add a couple of links of sausage and you now have a salad that is worthy to be called a meal. I admit I like a nice salad of mixed greens with a homemade vinaigrette with diced tomatoes, avocados and slice cucumber, but by itself and I will …
Apr 28
Grass, Weed or Garlic Scape?
I live in a lovely area of New Jersey that is absolutely nothing like Newark or The Jersey Shore. We have horse farms, alpaca farms, bee farms & even an ostrich farm. We have everything from full-fledged fruit & vegetable farms: with huge produce stands, to little tables & honor-boxes at the end of …
Apr 23
Knaekbroed – Danish Crispbread Crackers
This recipe came from Mai, a Danish friend, who gave me this recipe after I had been making rugbrød. These are very ‘more-ish’ and are great with cheese, pate, dips or anything else. You can substitute the plain flour for rye or wholemeal flour or any of the seeds for any others you may have …