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Baked Fish Cakes

Baked Fish Cakes

These fish cakes are a combination of my favorite crab cake recipe and baked fish recipe. The crab cakes are baked which eliminates the need for frying in oil. They are best served with some Aioli or tartar sauce. The fish cakes use any type 

No-knead Bread Recipe

No-knead Bread Recipe

This recipe is a combination of a recipe from the Brod&Taylor No-Knead Bread, Better No-Knead Bread Recipe from J. Kenjilopez-Alt, and hints from the Messy Baker.  Credit where credit is due!!

White Balsamic Vinaigrette

White Balsamic Vinaigrette

For a recent Mother’s Day, my husband and I gave my 90 year old mother a “boat motor”, or more precisely, an immersion blender. The first thing we tried was a simple vinaigrette. This recipe can be made by hand, but the immersion blender helps 

Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp

Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp

This is a great spring dessert that is best served with a good scoop of vanilla ice cream. The crisp base is from a Emeril Lagasse’s Food Network show (that is no longer available from the Food Network). I really love the addition of Grand 

Whole Wheat Bread

Whole Wheat Bread

This recipe is adapted from a recipe of the same name published in “The Book of Bread”, Judith and Evan Jones, 1982. The changes here primarily adjust the instructions to use a standard mixer in place of the hand kneading. You will end up with 

Grill Roasted Whole Chicken

Grill Roasted Whole Chicken

This is absolutely the best “roasted” chicken. The idea is that you salt the chicken liberally and let it air dry in the refrigerator for 6 to 10 hours. This dries the skin on the chicken as well as ensuring that the chicken is incredibly 

Instant Pot Pinto Beans

Instant Pot Pinto Beans

I love these beans. Period. I started making these beans at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic since the beans take very little ingredients and the process is very quick. The result is a delicious pot of spicy and tender pinto beans. My husband and 

Chocolate Decadence

Chocolate Decadence

This recipe will be for my version of chocolate decadence. One of our local groceries makes this cake which I’ve tried to duplicate. There’s a bit of effort involved, but it’s worth it for special occasions.

String Beans with Wild Mushrooms and Shallots

String Beans with Wild Mushrooms and Shallots

This post will contain my recipe for fresh string beans with wild mushrooms and shallots.

No-Knead Hamburger Buns

No-Knead Hamburger Buns

This recipe is adapted from Hamburger and Hotdogs Bun Recipe by Joe Pastry. Here, I’ve modified the instructions to use a standing mixer (the original recipe uses a food processor), and I have added some measurements for those who do not have a scale. The