DINNER FOR TWO FOR LESS THAN $7 EACH – TWICE

By Larry Levine – How about dinner for two for less than $7 each? Twice. – A whole roast chicken and chicken in mushroom sauce Start with a whole chicken, about 4 – 4 ½ lb. Mix together 4 tablespoons of extra version olive oil, 1 teaspoon each of granulated... Read More

IT STARTED WITH A MUSHROOM / Teriyaki chicken recipe

By Larry Levine – It started with a shitake mushroom grown in a “farm” given to me as a gift. Next thing I knew, I burned a sauce pan while making a homemade Teriyaki sauce, which spilled over on the stove top and caramelized. Then I had to run out to the market to... Read More

THE VIRGIN FRYER AND GRILLED SHRIMP DISASTER

By Larry Levine – Fried chicken? Grilled shrimp? What’s going on here? I don’t fry. I don’t grill. Or I didn’t fry. I gave up deep frying many years ago. I never could figure out what to do with all that used cooking oil. I didn’t grill either. I don’t like the... Read More

KITCHEN QUICKIES – Chicken Fricassee

By Larry Levine – Sometimes something magic happens to an old recipe. I’ve been making chicken fricassee at home for decades. Recently I made a mistake at the super market and bought a can of fire roasted diced tomatoes instead of just plain old Roma... Read More

KITCHEN QUICKIES – Stir Fry on the Fly

By Larry Levine – Jennifer was in Sacramento for the birth of our grand daughter Alise when I came up with this recipe. It was a very busy, pre-election time in my office – one of the few times of the year when food fades to the recesses of my mind. I didn’t... Read More