Each week when I talk to Matt Swaim on the Sunrise Morning Show, Sacred Heart Radio, I share some fun information about Bible foods and herbs and a recipe to go with the topic. Today, though, we talked about the bitter herbs wormwood and rue – we don’t commonly use those in recipes. (Chefs, though, are using absinthe which is flavored with wormwood, in seafood, … Continue reading Corn Salad with Feta and Walnuts
Here’s why I turned my oven on to 450 degrees during this blistering heat wave. It’s all due to a bargain at the grocery. Pork tenderloins were on sale – buy one, get one. So I brought home 2 packs with 2 tenderloins each. I planned on freezing them, but had forgotten that my refrigerator freezers were packed tight. (My big freezer had given up … Continue reading High Roasted Pork Tenderloin
Matt P., a Columbus listener to my segments with Matt Swaim on the Sonrise Morning Show, Sacred Heart Radio, shared a family favorite: potato salad with a twist – tomatoes! This looks delicious. Matt told me: ” I love listening to you on the Sonrise Morning Show! I am a bit of a food nut, and especially enjoy food history. I am a nurse practitioner … Continue reading Matt’s Tomato Potato Salad
Today Matt Swaim and I chatted, as usual, about Bible Foods & Herbs on the Sunrise Morning Show, Sacred Heart Radio. The subject was mustard. An ancient and biblical seed! I love an old fashioned potato salad… MUSTARD MATTHEW 13:31: “The Kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed.” Was the mustard seed really the smallest seed of all? We need to remember that the … Continue reading Deli Style Potato Salad
Reader and adventurous cook Lois Boekley deconstructed this famous Colonial Williamsburg salad. (The restaurant shared the recipe which made several gallons!) “Spiced pecans make a great snack on their own”, Lois said. Her husband, Ken, gave this a 2 thumbs up. I can’t wait to make this “salat”. Shield’s Tavern Seasonal Berry Salat This delicious salad was served to my husband and me at Shield’s Tavern … Continue reading Shield’s Tavern Seasonal Berry “Salat”
This is from King Arthur Flour’s Site. Just the best tutorial on baking pie crusts!! How to blind bake pie crust: pre-baking yields perfect results What does it mean to blind bake a pie crust? Well, hearkening back to Merrie Olde England, where the term originated, blind baking a pie crust is simply pre-baking the crust, without filling, then adding the filling once the crust … Continue reading Blind Baking Pie Crust
Marx Hot Bagels Tuna salad (and ingredients for egg salad) John Marx, no longer proprietor of this beloved Blue Ash, Cincinnati restaurant, has always been so nice in returning my calls. A while back, readers wanted to know how to make his tuna and egg salad. At the time, John had just sold the restaurant to new owner, Y.Y. Davis and said recipes would stay the … Continue reading Tuna Salad like Marx Bagels
