Category: <span>Recipes</span>

Carol’s Chicken

My cousin Michelle taught me this one. The recipe (as far as we know) originated with her friend Carol (hence the recipe name).  I’ve only made minor tweaks, like consolidating some seasoning and adding the potatoes. Ingredients 1 Purdue Oven Stuffer Roaster (the kind that’s born with the pop-up thermometer) …

Curry Dipping Sauce

The first time I went to a fondue restaurant, I didn’t pay attention to what sauce was what when the server introduced the ingredients. Plus, it was a bad blind date, and mostly, I just wanted to get out of there. The second time I went out for fondue, it …

Charoses

Tonight, in preparation for Passover, I made a big batch of charoses (also pronounced charoset, for you newer folks). For those of you who aren’t familiar with it, charoset is a key player in the Seder, or Passover dinner. It symbolizes the mortar used by the Jewish slaves in Egypt …

Perfect Hard Boiled Eggs

A friend recently posted a link to a page proclaiming how to make perfect hard boiled eggs, seeing as they are an integral food item this season for both Easter and Passover. But, when I read it, I knew it wasn’t the same as my mom’s, which truly are perfect. …

Isabel Chicken (or Salmon)

This was originally a salmon recipe that we had at my cousin Isabel’s house (hence the name). But, it works just as well for chicken. Ingredients 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts Marinade: 4 T Dijon 6 T soy sauce 10 T olive oil 1 t minced garlic Directions Drizzle half …