Category Archives: Recipes
Quiche aux Fruits de Mer (Crab Quiche)
For many years our Easter brunch has consisted of crab quiche, asparagus, strawberries and champagne. The quiche recipe comes from Julia Child’s book Mastering the Art of French Cooking Vol. One p. 149. Julia knew a thing or two! I … Continue reading
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Tortilla Soup
Recently served at the 32nd annual summer Lunch on the Mountain (although we missed one year), this soup was deemed quite acceptable by all. The recipe came from Gourmet, May 1997, and was attributed to the Hotel Bel-Air in LA. … Continue reading
Mary Ann’s Borscht
With Christmas rapidly approaching I would be remiss not to share my sister-in-law’s recipe for Borscht. We have had a couple of opportunities to share this delicious Christmas Eve tradition from Mary Ann’s family and may have to adopt it … Continue reading
Stuffed Mushrooms
This comes from Cook’s Country, December/January 2007, with a few modifications, as usual. Sometimes I have found some perfect stuffing-sized mushrooms at Safeway.
Taco Salad
This is a good salad. The lime dressing fits it perfectly. It was a recipe from a Cook’s Country. It is especially good when topped with diced avocado, shredded pepper jack or cheddar cheese, sliced red onion, and sour cream … Continue reading
Morning Glory Muffins
Here, by popular demand from the Christmas 2008 family rendezvous in Utah, are the muffins Gordon thrives on. He found the recipe in a Cooking Light magazine in July 2007. It was adapted by Charlotte Moore, M.D., from a recipe … Continue reading
Pumpkin Soup with Blue Toast
During our restaurant days, I bought up the rest of a pumpkin patch every year after Halloween so we could continue to make pumpkin pies until spring. I still buy pumpkins every fall, although not on quite such a grand … Continue reading
West Side Pot-Roasted Chicken with Rice
This comes from The Grains Cookbook by Bert Greene with a few changes. It is easy and doesn’t require the oven. I made it first today when it was 94 degrees outside. (Now it is 80 outside and 84 inside … Continue reading
Baked Beans with Nigerian Seasonings
A couple of years ago my neighbor, who is a vegetarian and a great cook, gave me Madhur Jaffrey’s award-winning cookbook, World Vegetarian.I was looking for a recipe for beans (because they’re good and good for you) and came across … Continue reading
Vegetable Burritos
Many years ago a recipe for vegetable burritos appeared in a Sunset magazine. Over the years its has been modified and we used it as a very popular vegetarian entree at the restaurant.
Thai-Style Chicken Salad with Spicy Peanut Dressing
This comes from Cook’s Illustrated, May and June 2006. The premise is to make chicken salads with creative vinaigrettes instead of mayo. I made this version with a slight change and have ideas for a few variations. There are two … Continue reading
Summer Roulade with Tomatoes, Cream Cheese, and Herbs
Many years ago, when vegetarian restaurants were first becoming mainstream, I ate at Greens in San Francisco. Those of us present who were not vegetarians were very impressed and more than well-satisfied with the experience. As a tribute to its … Continue reading
Pumpkin Pie Anne and Theresa
Here is the recipe for Pumpkin Pie with Carmel Pecan topping. This was served for many years at the restaurant. Every year after Halloween I would buy out a pumpkin patch and end up with enough pumpkins for us to … Continue reading
Butternut Squash Polenta
This comes from Gourmet, December 2005. It was delicious. I made a few minor changes. First, they called for a 12 oz. package of frozen butternut squash puree. I did not even know such a thing existed, so I peeled … Continue reading
Pecan-Crusted Chicken
It’s been a while. This is a delicious, fast and easy chicken recipe from a recent issue of Cook’s Country. It can be cut in half for two people.
Narsai’s Peach Upside-Down Cake
KCBS has a spot where Narsai David, a locally well-known foody, enthusiastically extols the latest in local provender. I was on my way to the farmer’s market on a recent Sunday morning when he came on with this. And there … Continue reading
Israeli Cucumber Salad
In order to use up our bumper crop of cucumbers this year, I scouted out many versions of cucumber salad. This was one of the best. It is from Renee Shepherd and Fran Raboff’s book, Recipes From a Kitchen Garden, … Continue reading
Chipotle Chicken Salad
The July 2006 issue of Gourmet had this recipe, which claims to take only 10 minutes to prepare, and I had the breast meat of a 4 1/2 pound chicken I had roasted a couple of days earlier, a can … Continue reading
