Weekends in the Kitchen and Beyond
These beef cutlets are a good example of a typical Polish main dish. The cutlets are wonderfully flavorful and tender. In fact, they are still tasty at room temperature. Just cut into slices and use instead of deli meats for sandwiches. At Polish catered events, you will likely see large platters of cold meats and […]
Salmon and dill go together like ice cream and fudge sauce, though salmon is infinitely healthier. For a couple of Fridays during Lent, this dill-topped salmon recipe has graced our dinner table, much to my kids’ delight. Despite the presence of capers, my youngest daughter loves it too. Our alternative sauce for salmon is a […]
New Year’s Dinner at my house this year was delightful, with a cocktail party music mix of Frank Sinatra, Dinah Washington, Peggy Lee, Ella Fitzgerald, Mel Tormé, etc. playing in the background while we feasted on roast duck, mushrooms, cauliflower, and red potatoes. Admittedly, the food on the dinner plate was missing some colors, like […]
My daughter requested chicken fajitas for her birthday dinner, and so I scrambled. The last time I made fajitas–steak fajitas for my son’s birthday dinner–I made a marinade for the beef that didn’t quite hit the mark (no lime or cumin!). Let’s just say the dish didn’t taste like beef fajitas. This time, I didn’t […]
Happy Labor Day! I hope this day that essentially marks the end of summer break will last forever and ever!! This past summer seemed way too short, but we made sure to squeeze in our annual summer vacation. Part of our vacation was spent hiking in the beautiful mountains of West Virginia, which, by the […]