Recent content by RisaG

I cook with bacon fat, every once in awhile. I am a firm believer in eating everything in moderation. I cook my bacon in the oven - 400 degrees for 20 minutes. It comes out crispy and you don't get the smoke alarm going off. I drain off the fat into a container and use it sparingly to cook...

I think that the calamari was most likely old and they didn't have a high turnover of the squid. I would buy it fresh, cut into rings, and then bread it and try again. I have made it many times and the calamari has to be fresh. Also cook it only until it browns. Do not overcook calamari or it...

I went to Pittsburgh this past summer. Tell your friend to go to Pramanti Brothers - in the Strip District (I think it was 18th Street). They have the msot regional of famous Pittsburgh foods - their meat and cheese sandwiches are immense. You wait on line, a long time, and then sit down inside...

Add Some Stuff I would saute some onions and garlic until soft, then add some peppers - different colored bell peppers and maybe a couple of poblano chiles (dark green - in some parts of the country they are known as either ancho - the peppers used for chile rellenos), roasted & peeled and then...

Tonight's Dinner Farfalle Pasta with Vodka Sauce, bread. I wanted something simple for tonight. Originally I was going to put some pesto sauce (Kirkland brand) on the farfalle but then I decided to use the Victoria Vodka Sauce I bought at Costco. My son adores Vodka Sauce (vodka is the 9th...

I am making dinner on both nights of Rosh Hashanah this year and I want to make some new side dishes so that the main dishes don't seem sooo boring. I am cooking for myself, my MIL, my hubby and my 9 year old son. He is very picky as is my MIL. She has the added problem of having a sensitive...

Easy Shrimp Scampi I made this one time and have been asked again and again to make it, altho' I haven't. This is so easy. I adapted it from a recipe from a restaurant in Bar Harbor, ME (my favorite place on earth). To make this Fra Diavolo, add some chile flakes or some chopped up ripe chile...

sushi - Yummmm. I love sushi, although I didn't always. As a teenager, my dad used to bring me into Japanese restaurants for lunch, when I went with him to the office, and I always went with the Teriyaki or anything fried. In the mid 80's, my sister dragged me to a sushi restaurant in D.C...

Similar to Ones I Make All The Time This is my recipe (adapted from a book by Lora Brody): 1 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 tbsp double acting baking powder 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 1 tbsp oat bran, my addition - not in original recipe 2 tbsp Splenda (or sugar) Wet: 1 cup milk or...