Ditalini’s Paprika Schnitzel
Ditalini made paprika schnitzel last night. Served with fried potatoes and salad, this is one of our favorite meals. I’m certain there are schnitzel recipes that are more authentic and difficult to make. This one is easy, and just as…
Ditalini’s Fried Potatoes & Onions
These are the thinly-sliced potatoes and onions Ditalini serves with paprika schnitzel. Naturally, they will go well with almost anything.
Escargot’s Birthday Dinner
No S-car for the daughter this year, but Ditalini did make her a fine dinner: Ditalini’s sarma & pilaf recipe is here. Happy birthday, Escargot!
Ditalini’s Portuguese Chicken
Ditalini adapted this recipe from Time/Life’s The Cooking of Spain and Portugal, where it is listed as Pollo a la Chilindrón. She started making this dish almost forty years ago and it quickly became a family favorite. Naturally, she has…
Crouton’s Taco Salad
Taco salad is pretty generic, and ingredients vary depending on taste and what’s on hand. It’s a great one-dish meal, and easy to make. Here’s how I do it:
Crouton’s Green Curry w/Chicken & Eggplant
The last time I made green curry with chicken, I thought I’d gone a bit overboard on the ingredients. This time I wanted to try something simpler. The result? My best green curry yet! Notes Many Thai curry recipes call…
Chicken-Fried Steak & Garlic Mashed Potatoes w/Cracked-Pepper Gravy & Green Beans
Guido & Sophia Trattoria gave me a late Christmas present last weekend: A Cowboy in the Kitchen, a Texas-themed cookbook by Grady Spears. When I cracked the covers the very first time, it opened to page 32 and a recipe…
Christmas Eve Seafood 2010
We’ve always trimmed our tree on Christmas Eve. During our first overseas posting in the early 1980s, we started inviting single friends over to help us hang the decorations. Even though we’re settled down in Tucson now, we still invite…
The deMenthe Family Thanksgiving
The deMenthe family Thanksgiving spread included traditional roast turkey, smoked duck, stuffing, hot crescent rolls, corn casserole and tossed green salad (courtesy of our friend Poulet en Crote), green bean casserole, mashed potatoes, gravy, and of course cranberry sauce. Ditalini…
Gee, That Food Looks Terrible
Fellow foodies, here’s something to warm your hearts — a Flickr pool of gross vintage food ads!