I don’t know about you, but I am excited about summer and outdoor BBQ dinners. Living in San Diego we grill outdoors all year round, but with school just ending, I am now in full summer mode! Last night we tried Piri Piri Chicken from The Smitten Kitchen, one of my favorite cooking websites. It was a keeper and will be on the menu again this summer. Ingredients 3 cloves garlic, peeled 1/2 a large or 1 small shallot, peeled, roughly chopped 1/2 medium red bell pepper, seeded, roughly chopped 1 Piri Piri, bird’s eye…
Santa Rosa Chicken Salad is one of my all-time favorite recipes from the Pasadena Junior League Cookbook, “California Sizzles”. I received the cookbook as a wedding gift, and after 22 years, it is still my most used cookbook. You won’t find any mayo in this chicken salad favorite. Consider this a perfect salad for your leftover chicken and any vegetables you want to add to the mix. It is always a hit in our house for family or guests. I promise there won’t be any left and everyone will beg for the recipe…
This Chinese Chicken Salad is one of my boy’s favorites. Ok, so they have been known to pick out the vegetables. I love the recipes that work for a make-ahead dinner at home, for a potluck get together, and for a luncheon. This recipe is from my all-time favorite cookbook, the Barefoot Contessa “Parties!”. Ingredients: 4 split chicken breasts (bone-in, skin-on) Good olive oil Kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper 1/2 pound asparagus, ends removed, and cut in thirds diagonally 1 red bell pepper, cored and seeded 2 scallions (white and…
This Roasted Pork Tenderloin recipe is one of our family staples. I serve it to the boys more often than I would like to admit. It is just so easy and tasty that I can’t resist making it. I usually make two tenderloins and use the leftovers for the following night’s dinner of Pork Fried Rice. I also make it early in the day before the after school craziness, so it is ready and waiting for us when we get home. It is also very good served room temperature for a summer meal. Ingredients 1 Pork…
This week I am sharing an incredible salmon recipe from Something Homemade with Keely. I just made this last week for the first time, and I now know why it is Keely’s favorite salmon recipe EVER. It is my kind of recipe: easy, delicious and family friendly! Ingredients: Pistachio Pesto 1 1/2 cup fresh basil 1 1/2 cup flat leaf parsley 3 cloves garlic 1 1/2 cup pistachios, shelled 1/2 cup olive oil Salt and Pepper to taste 1/2 cup breadcrumbs, divided Oven Roasted Salmon: 4 boneless salmon filet (6 ounces each) 1…