Visiting specialty food stores is a practice in exploration. These stores not only offer specific special novelty ingredients you won’t see at your friendly neighborhood grocery store, but they often feature various staples available at extra friendly prices. So. When a friend whose family hails from India tells you to check out a specific local…
Category: Grilled
100 Bad Guys with Sword(fish)
When shopping for dinner, it is best to go to the grocery store with a plan. But. Be prepared to forget about that plan entirely if: What you want they don’t have What you want has seen better days What you want is overshadowed by stellar ingredients that catch your eye and can’t be denied….
Rainbow on a Platter
Baked Sweet Potato Fries Standard sweet potato fries get a violet twist with the addition of a Japanese sweet potato. The mauve exterior and pale buttery flesh pair up beautifully with the rust orange of the traditional sweet potato we see so frequently in the south. The nuances in flavor and texture make this combination of warm…
Grilled Salmon Sandwiches
Wednesday night is date night. Here I stray from baking to showcase the delightful grill skills of my permanent roommate (a term of endearment I have pilfered from another married comrade). To me, grilling is a form of enticing sorcery that I leave up to the warlock of the household. He works his magic perfectly…
Merrily Baking It 