This is a very basic and healthy recipe that is very easy to make. When I am full swing into my cycling season and riding a lot after work this recipe works very well for me because I can throw it in the oven once I get home and by the time I get my bike gear stowed and finish getting a shower it is close to being ready to eat. During the cycling season I will eat all the green beans and the entire fillet but during the off season I will make two meals out of this.

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This might seem like a contradiction of terms to have a seafood company in central Pennsylvania, but, yes, it does exist and they offer more than just seafood. Located at (more…)

In my family, this tends to be used as a birthday cake but any occasion is reason enough to try it. Typically we do not make it using the full amount of red food coloring. If you choose to cut back on the red food coloring you will need to add water for the amount of red food coloring you don’t use (so if you use one ounce of coloring you will still need to add one ounce of water).

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Hi everyone! Sorry I haven’t been keeping up with my blog I have been very busy and am pleased to give you a sneak peak at the cookbook for my wonderful sister-in-law, Aeri. Keep in mind, this is just a taste of things to come. It is still a work in progress and the layout might change by the time it is printed. It will take a while to have the cookbook ready to publish but hopefully you will be seeing it soon on aeriskitchen.com.

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Ok, so this one is self explanatory but my grandmother used to makes this on a semi-frequent basis and I can get hungry for it at times. Very easy to make and it’s not hard to try to remember the ingredients.

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This recipe is always a hit. If you make it for a pot-luck dinner be prepared to give the recipe because someone will ask you for it. When buying the bok choy try to get one with lots of greens and it shouldn’t be wilted. If you are eating this over several days I recommend keeping the toasted noodle/almond mix in a separate container then just add them as you eat the salad. If you mix it all together then refrigerate it the noodles will get soggy and past one day I don’t like to eat it that way. My sister-in-law loves this recipe and I hope you will too!

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I used to make this so often that I had the recipe memorized. There is plenty of room for adaptation with the filling and I have changed the ingredients and the amounts with success every time. Because I do everything to taste with this particular recipe I do not have measurements for some of the ingredients. Start by making the dough first so that it has time to rise while you are making the filling.

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I have never tried a corn fritter recipe that is as good as my grandmother’s recipe. Perhaps I am bias in my opinion or just haven’t tried enough recipes, but the consistency or taste never seems quite right. I hope you will enjoy this family recipe as much as I do.

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A Greek acquaintance of mine, who grew up on Spanikopita-although his family more frequently called it zelnik, gave this recipe his stamp of approval…to the point of saying it was better than his sister’s… even though he wasn’t convinced it would be good since I was doing it in a deep dish instead of on a baking sheet. So even though this uses a 9×9 dish feel free to try the baking sheet method if you want.

I don’t think it is possible to ruin this dish as far as the ingredients go. I have changed my ingredients and quantities with the end result always being delicious. The most important part is to take the time to squeeze the juices out of the spinach/onion mixture and baking it long enough so that the phyllo dough is nice and golden brown. You want a crispy pastry not a soggy one.

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I made this for my brother’s birthday and added a special ingredient of the seeds from one vanilla bean. While they are expensive I recommend buying in bulk if you have the opportunity. Then once you scrape the bean throw the pod in a Mason jar and fill with sugar to make your own vanilla sugar. This works very well and re-flavors the sugar when you keep adding new sugar to the jar. Plus you can give it as a gift.

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