Posted by jimphelps on November 13, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Apples and sage go together wonderfully. The sweet and tart of the apple mixes with the earthy sage to make a great pairing for pork. This is a quick meal to fix and dead simple to make. Pork with Sage Apples Quick and simple and full of Fall flavors. Ingredients 2 One Inch thick … Read more
Category Easy, Fall, Featured Post, Featured Slides, Fuss-level, Holidays, Main course, Meat, Recipes, Seasons, Winter
Posted by jimphelps on August 7, 2011 · 1 Comment
Grilled tomatillos and chiles make a quick salsa that goes wonderfully with grilled chicken, fish or pork. The salsa can be made in large batches and frozen in one cup containers for future use. The tomatillos and lime give the salsa a tangy citrus flavor while the grilled chiles bring fire and smoke. It … Read more
Posted by jimphelps on July 31, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Now that chiles are on in the market, grilled Santa Fe, Tex-Mex and central american food becomes a fun dinner. These chiles are charred on the grilled. They are quickly skinned and stuffed then finished over the coals. The filling of quinoa, corn, tomato and currents with enchilada sauce is sweet and spicy which … Read more
Posted by jimphelps on December 26, 2010 · Leave a Comment
This is great hearty lunch or dinner. I first made this when I had leftover lentils with root vegetables. We were looking for a quick lunch. I reheated the lentils in a 10″ saute pan and poached the eggs on top – like a traditional hash. Since then, this recipe has become a staple. The … Read more
Category Basics, Fall, Featured Post, Featured Slides, Fuss-level, Holidays, Main course, Medium, Not Meat, Recipes, Seasons, Winter · Tagged with eggs, Hearty, Lentils
Posted by jimphelps on December 5, 2010 · Leave a Comment
One of our favorite uses for leftover turkey is to make enchiladas. A bit fussy to put together but easy to make in large batches. I have fond memories of Thanksgiving in Oregon (the state) with friends. Our dinner the second night would always be turkey enchiladas after a day of hiking/biking in the … Read more
Category Featured Post, Featured Slides, Fuss-level, Holidays, Main course, Meat, Medium, Recipes, Seasons · Tagged with good for a crowd, spicy, Thanksgiving, turkey
Posted by jimphelps on December 1, 2010 · Leave a Comment
This recipe is based on a disk I had a Pago in Salt Lake City. I’ll write up more about Pago in another post. In short: if you live in Salt Lake or are passing through, go to Pago. This is quick recipe for leftover turkey. The goat cheese and buttermilk add a light … Read more
Category Easy, Featured Post, Featured Slides, Fuss-level, Holidays, Main course, Meat, Recipes, Seasons · Tagged with Leftovers, Thanksgiving, turkey
Posted by jimphelps on August 30, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Fresh tomato soup is a true labor of love me. It is very fussy and it does take time to make but it is wonderfully worth it. It is delicious hot or cold. Freeze some for the depths of Winter if you can manage to not eat the whole batch. You will appreciate the … Read more
Category Fall, Featured Post, Featured Slides, Fuss-level, Not Meat, Recipes, Soup, Summer, Very Fussy, Winter · Tagged with main course, side dish, Soup, Tomato
Posted by jimphelps on August 29, 2010 · Leave a Comment
When you are grilling or roasting lean meats, brining the meat will keep it moist and add flavor. I use the same basic brine with turkey, pork and chicken. The brining time changes from 1 hour for thin cuts of meats (less than 1 inch) to overnight for a whole turkey. The brine adds salt … Read more
Posted by jimphelps on August 18, 2010 · 1 Comment
A friend of mine showed up at my office with a bag of produce from his farm. The bag included a rather large zucchini – the official orphan vegetable of Summer. I said, “you could make Zucchini bread”. He answered, “You could… but after you have had zucchini bread several times….” So, I had a … Read more
Category Featured Post, Featured Slides, Fuss-level, Medium, Not Meat, Recipes, Seasons, Summer · Tagged with Galette, main course, savory, Zucchini
Posted by jimphelps on July 26, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Another catch-up post. Here are photos of a variety of things we have been eating. Enjoy.
