PEPPERED NW WILD CAUGHT PAN SEARED SALMON with ZUCCHINI & YELLOW SQUASH NOODLES

by Josie | May 31, 2022 | Citrus, Cooking, Fish, Gluten Free, Herbs, Noodles, Recipes, Skillet Cooking

Salmon is my favorite fish and in the Pacific Northwest we have some of the absolute best salmon on the planet.  This recipe is probably the simplest one I could post. I didn’t make this one over the grill this time because the buckets of rain were a little bit...

RED BELL BRISKET HASH with SPICY TOMATO JAM & FRIED FARM EGG Served with a SHOT OF VODKA CARROT JUICE

by Josie | Jan 10, 2022 | Cocktails & Beverages, Condiments, Gluten Free, Meal Planning, Potatoes, Skillet Cooking

Turning dinner into breakfast with leftovers is brilliant. Dinner can be daunting, particularly when you have to start at ground zero. But rooting through your fridge can often reveal items fabulous for a dinner omelette, quick soup or maybe a pasta dish made...

TRADITIONAL SHMALTZ LATKES ~ NYT’s

by Josie | Dec 20, 2021 | Chicken, Dairy, Fermented Foods, Herbs, Hors d'oeuvres, Potatoes, Recipes, Sides, Skillet Cooking

Latkes are traditional potato pancakes. We made them every year for our new year’s brunch and served them with homemade applesauce, caramelized shallots, sour cream and chopped chives. There are so many recipes you could use and it seems that anyone who makes...

ZUCCHINI HATCH PEPPER FRITTERS with Sharp White Cheddar and Tomato Avocado Confetti

by Josie | Aug 9, 2021 | Cheese, Freezer Friendly, Hors d'oeuvres, Meal Planning, Recipes, Roasting and grilling, Sides, Skillet Cooking, Vegetarian

Damned zucchinis. They made me do this. These were damned good though. This recipe was developed solely out of necessity to use the mega number of zucchini we have these days. It was a cooler day, so I wasn’t concerned about heating up our oven to cook these,...

Home-made Savory Chicken Sausage Patties

by Josie | Jun 7, 2021 | Chicken, Cooking, Freezer Friendly, Gluten Free, Herbs, Meal Planning, Recipes, Skillet Cooking

I don’t remember the last time I bought breakfast sausage. Years ago we started making these savory chicken patties for Sunday brunch. A much better version than anything you can get in the store and a lot less sodium!  No pork meant my Mother could have them,...

SHAKSHUKA with Spinach & Feta

by Josie | Dec 24, 2020 | Cooking, Food History, Gluten Free, Herbs, Meal Planning, Recipes, Sauces, Sides, Skillet Cooking, Spices, Vegetarian

This is one of our favorite skillet dishes for breakfast or brunch — or dinner or lunch!  It’s a simple traditional dish of Israel that rivals hummus and falafel as one of the most popular meals.  The recipe stems from northeast African cultures that made...