THE $10.26 FRENCH FEAST / chicken fricassee — easy and delicious
By Larry Levine – There had to be a mistake. The grocery market cash register showed a total of $10.26. The clerk must have forgotten to scan something. But there were just four items in my basket and four items appeared on the computer screen at the checkout counter.... Read More
SOUTHWEST BLACK BEANS AND CHICKEN / simple, fast and healthy
By Larry Levine – This recipe was born of necessity in August, 2008, about a month after a surgeon performed a quadruple coronary bypass to extend my life. The recipe has undergone several changes as the years ticked by, but the essence remains the same. My... Read More
PEOPLE DON’T DO THIS ANYMORE / a step-by-step recipe for a successful in-home dinner party
By Larry Levine – “Thank you for including us. People don’t do this anymore.” So said one of our guests at the end of a dinner party Jennifer and I hosted at our home recently. I thought about it after and realized to a large extent she was correct. People don’t seem... 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
SUMMER BARBECUE FLAVORS TO LAST THROUGH THE CHILL OF WINTER / recipes to tide you over to spring
By Larry Levine – Summer is long gone – a faded rose, as the song says – and now autumn is behind us, too. Even in sunny southern California we face the chills of winter and the early sunsets. Outdoor grills and barbecues are put away, while we wait for spring,... 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 – Poached chicken thighs with morel mushroom sauce
By Larry Levine – This is one of the most satisfying recipes I’ve ever created because it started from absolute nothingness. One morning Jennifer said, “I feel like something chickeny for dinner.” I knew I didn’t feel like doing one of my... 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
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