Warm Grilled Potato Salad with Kalamata Olives and Parmigiano Reggiano is the best potato salad I’ve ever had! It’s totally unique, and this, alone, would make any grilling occasion special. Warm Potato Salad? Really? Yes, really! This side dish is one of my family’s favorites when we’re grilling out. We love it with ribs, or …
Sesame semolina artisan bread is definitely the favorite bread of my childhood, and is possibly still my favorite loaf of bread. I’ve been making various different types of artisan bread, off and on for several years. I started by grinding my own whole wheat grain, to make loaves of Homemade Whole Wheat sandwich bread for …
I know I’m not the only one who is thinking about what food I’ll be serving for the 4th of July. But what menu items are truly 4th-of-July-Worthy? In actuality, since I’ll be attending the pot-luck I go to nearly every year, my own contribution will be fairly limited, which is kind of nice! (I’m …
Aztec Salad is the perfect side dish for grilling out, or a light, tasty, healthy vegan lunch. This salad packs plenty of protein, in a no-fat dressing. I thought that after my last HORRIBLY NAUGHTY post, the one on Chocolate Sour Cream Pound Cake with Raspberry Sauce, that a season of contrition, nay – repentance …
I made this cake, Chocolate Sour Cream Pound Cake with Raspberry Sauce, specifically for my sweet husband. To his way of thinking, there is no better Valentine’s Day Gift than this. If it’s NOT Valentine’s day, I have no justification for this recipe whatsoever other than…chocolate. If you are health conscious, as we …
Slap Yo’ Mama Butt Rub is the PERFECT spice rub blend for pork, chicken, or venison. Wrapping Up Grill Week I’ve decided to wrap up Grill Week here in the Boonies with a recipe for a spice rub called Slap Yo’ Mama Butt Rub, to go on whatever meat you’re going to grill. I did …
Spicy Pasta Salad with Smoked Gouda, Tomatoes and Basil is the perfect side dish for almost anything you’re grilling! Recipes for Grill Week Welcome back to Grill Week in the Boonies. I have another fantastic side dish, Spicy Pasta Salad with Smoked Gouda, Tomatoes, and Basil that I’ve discovered this summer, that I think …
Since I’ve declared this week, “Grill Week” here in the Boonies, I realized quite a few of us might enjoy a recommendation for a nice wine to sip with the lovely recipes I’ll be serving up. I went to my friend and local wine guru, Denny Jiosa, and asked him to turn us on to …
Welcome to Grilling Week on My Website! We’ve been eating pretty well around here since grilling season started. I’ve been trying some new recipes that sounded delicious to me, and changing them up a bit, just to put my own spin on them, and I’ve found some winners that I’d like to share with …
I couldn’t decide whether to call this dish “Chicken and Chickpea Tagine” or “Bobby Flay, I Think I Love You”. I really wanted to give it the name of the Food Network chef, but I was scared the search engines wouldn’t figure out what I wanted people to be able to find. But YOU …
Spaghetti al Vino Bianco is a recipe for pasta that finishes cooking in a sauce made with reduced white wine. Add bacon, arugula, and Parmigiano- Reggiano to finish the dish. I’ve been wanting to try a recipe similar to this, written by Mario Batali. Batali had shared a recipe where he cooked pasta in red …
Grilled “Toaded” Chicken with Mustard I’m a HUGE fan of the food blog “What Katie Ate”, the award winning food blog written by Australian Katie Quinn Davies. Actually, my husband and I both are. She has, in our opinion, some of the best food photography around! Katie’s brilliant images prove that a food blogger does …
This recipe for Crispy Lime and Cilantro Chicken Wings with Sriracha produces wonderfully crisp wings, packed with delicious, delightful flavor, that won’t burn your lips off your face. Now that I’ve tried a couple of Chef Michael Symon’s recipes, I have been on the lookout for more. I’m on the waiting list at …
Let me begin this post with a little word to all you Sardine Haters out there (and you know who you are): Just keep swimming. Do you detect a little bitterness in my tone? How is it that making one batch of Sardine Pasta can flirt with turning Susan in the Boonies into something dangerously …
This Grilled Mango and Blue Cheese Salad is a great salad to make when you’re grilling out. You can grill the mango right before or after you grill your protein. Just takes a moment to get that beautiful caramelization! And I love a great salad! (Especially if someone else is doing all the washing and …