I had been counting the days until the first halibut of the season showed up in the stores. And yesterday was the day. Moist and delicious. Worth the wait. Pan seared and then finished in a hot oven.  Served with a fresh tomato and Kalamata olive salsa.  Asparagus and Parisienne Potatoes.  Moe said he would…

I had enough halibut leftover from dinner to make  Moe Halibut Fish Cakes. for breakfast. Topped with Poached Eggs and finished with a Hollandaise Sauce. Farm fresh eggs, just one day old  I love homemade Hollandaise.  Usually I make it by heating the eggs over a double boiler and whisking in the butter. I took…

We had halibut for dinner Friday night. The halibut was topped with butter bread crumbsseasoned with garlic, lemon zest and Parmesan cheese. The halibut was baked in a 450°F oven for about 12 minutes.Served with Roasted Potato Wedges and a Caprese Salad with Mozarella di Bufala.

 I shelled some more walnuts  this morning and made Walnut Lemon Loaves. The original recipe comes from Better Home and Gardens.     Rather than one large loaf I made eight mini loaves. I drizzled the loaves with a glaze made from butter, powdered sugar, vanilla and lemon juice. I love the combinations of vanilla and…

A facebook friend recently had dinner at Drago’s Restaurant in New Orleans. She posted a picture of Charbroiled Oysters. They looked so good that I couldn’t stop thinking about them.   I had to make them. Found a number of copy cat recipes on line, with some small variations. All the recipes called for butter, garlic,…

 I had some apples that I wanted to use up and decided to make a pie. Looking for something different than my traditional apple pie, I found a recipe for a Sour Cream Apple Pie with Streusel Topping on  Simply Recipes I was out of Sour Cream so I used Greek Yogurt.   I often substitute…

This was the best corned “beef” I’ve ever  made. This was not your typical corned beef.   It was a “Corned Brisket” from Vancouver Island’s Natural Pastures Beef. Pasture raised,  hormone, antibiotic, chemical free,  Angus beef. I’ve never been a real fan of the typical corned beef and cabbage “St. Patrick’s Day” meal. I wanted something…

Inspired by Val who shared her recipe on More Than Burnt Toast. I had nothing planned for dinner so decided at the last minute that I would make Ginger Chicken. Pulled three small chicken breasts from the freezer and sliced them while they were still almost frozen. Moe doesn’t care for soy sauce, so I made…

What could be easier to make on a work night than Grilled Burgers. I pulled a couple of homemade Kaisers from the freezer for the buns.  And the fries were oven fried.  I love the time change.  I got to grill while there was still day light.

Moe’s appetite is still off so I’ve been making very simple dinners. What is more simple than a sandwich. I rubbed a little pork shoulder with lots of garlic (grated on a microplane), salt, pepper and Chipotle Chili Pepper.  Slow roasted at 300°F  (in covered roasting pan) until fork tender. About three hours. I needed…