Chicken Cacciatore w/Chickpeas ~~ Skirt in the Kitchen ~Braise 7 chicken breasts in heated olive oil, briefly on each side. Be sure to salt & pepper both sides before setting chicken pieces into the oil. After chicken is slightly browned on all sides, remove from braising pan or large skillet; saute 4 ounces of pancetta, cut into bite-size pieces, 1 … [Read more...]
Lemon Pudding
You have to-- it's getting to be warm-weather season-- make some good lemon pudding. It's refreshing, makes the kitchen smell pleasant; clears up the senses, too. You just feel like a spring is in your step when you've got real lemons on the counter, and it's everything reminding you of the joys of Spring, Easter around the corner, everything in bloom.My … [Read more...]
Made of Honor
Mamas’ Rice
It's for you, mama, woman with the many errands to run, messes left to clean, bellies to feed, work that is never ending... feed your belly, be full of life's little pleasures now and then. You want them to be happy, don't you?-- Then begin with your little time out during the day to enjoy a bowl of mamas' rice so you can give them what they need … [Read more...]
2 Cakes
It is breakfast. You want something to go with your bacon, scrambled eggs and coffee. It is old-fashioned, simple and good for the day-- It's coffee cake. It's not fancy, just simple, keeping it simple...Sour Cream Coffee Cake ~~ adapted from Taste of Home ~Cream together 1 cup softened butter and 1 1/2 cup sugar. Add 3 eggs, one at a time, … [Read more...]
Holka-Polka
Holka-Polka ~~ Skirt in the Kitchen ~(Use fingerling potatoes for this, just so it cooks on time; besides, these are very flavorful with nice texture, soaking up all the seasonings and juices from the sausage. An assortment of fingerlings cut in halves gives this dish remarkable color of purple as well as yellow; and the fingerling potato-size and style of this kind of … [Read more...]
Hobo Pies
So this is one of my husband's fondest of memories-- hobo pies-- made by his maternal grandmother during summer months in preparation for weekends at the river or at the lake-- enough for everyone-- aunts, uncles, grandkids, friends-- and extra hobo pies made up for second helpings. So when we got together, this was one of the meals he … [Read more...]
Snowball Tree
Snowfall on pear blossomsoutside our window...... an antique memory in 50 years... … [Read more...]
Almost-Famous Rosemary Bread
... adapted from Rosemary Peasant Bread at Macaroni Grill... "Founder Philip J. Romano decided to serve the bread so the restaurant would seem more like his Italian mother's kitchen, and now it's the standard welcoming bite at all 200 locations. Sure, a mall parking lot doesn't exactly scream Italy, but Romano figured hot bread, along with an opera soundtrack … [Read more...]
Potato Bacon-Wrap
Potato Bacon-Wrap ~~ Skirt in the Kitchen ~Wrap gold potatoes with apple-smoked bacon and bake in a 350 degree oven...They will finish very soft inside with apple bacon flavor infused into the potato-- perfect with steak. … [Read more...]