The Covid-19 pandemic found many of us discovering the joys of bread baking, stuck as we were with lots of time on our hands. One of the quickest and easiest breads you can make is the Italian flat bread known as focaccia. Focaccia bread is pretty much the same dough you’d use to make pizza, …
Month: February 2021
Couscous Salad with Tomatoes and Mint
In the dead of winter during the coronavirus pandemic, we can’t help but look back on the days when we could hop onto a plane and take a vacation in a warmer clime. Just thinking about being somewhere warm made me think of this terrific summer salad that uses pungent mint leaves and ripe, farm-fresh …
Candied Yams
When we serve fried chicken, candied yams are a must-have side dish. The sweetness of the sweet potatoes plays off the saltiness of the crisp chicken, enhancing the flavors of both. If you like salted caramels, you’ll get exactly what I mean. I have tried lots of candied sweet yam recipes, but this one is …
Sloppy Joes
Feeling lazy, like you don’t want to cook after a long, hard day at work? Sloppy Joes are easy to put together and well loved by all. Serve with a side of coleslaw and some potato chips and you’re done. Sloppy Joes Yield: 6-8 servings Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 medium sweet onion, chopped …