The halibut recipe can be found on page 316 of Suzanne Goin’s Sunday Suppers cookbook.  I started off by seasoning the fish for four hours in thyme, parsley, and lemon zest.  Suzanne uses this seasoning in many of her fish dishes, and it is my go-to fish seasoning. I grew the swiss chard in my

This week’s entry comes from Suzanne Goin’s Sunday Suppers at page 353.  This recipe turned out to be very good.  It calls for brioche bread which is buttery and eggy.  I added more butter and eggs as well as cream, chocolate, and cinnamon. I then baked it in the oven until the custard set.  After

I wanted to make something pretty quick.  The filet mignon did not take much time at all. The fried potatoes ended up being a little complicated.  They were made using a preparation method I had never tried before.  The recipe can be found in Suzanne Goin’s Sunday Suppers at page 350.  First I roasted the

For this week’s entry, I am posting my first attempt at making bread.  I used a recipe from the New York Times.  The recipe was designed to be very easy and provide people the ability to make fresh bread.  I made a plain bread this time.  In the future, I want to start adding things

For this week’s entry, I am posting lasagna I made from my grandmother’s recipe.  It is a fairly standard lasagna, but it has much more meat and thick cheese than most.  

This dish was surprisingly not hard to make.  It was much easier than regular ice cream.  The spices I used for flavor were traditional – saffron and green cardamom.  I also included pistachios and almonds.  I wanted to use vark leaves, but I could not find them. The kulfi had a nice creamy texture.  It

This was my first attempt at making barbecued ribs.  I bought a smoke box especially for this dish, and I used hickory wood chips for the smoking because they provide a mild smoked flavor.  Ribs absorb a lot of smoke so we did not need mesquite.  Smoking the ribs took all afternoon – like six

This Sunday Supper recipe can be found in the Elements of Taste cookbook at page 91.  This recipe was quite quick as shrimp does not take a long time to cook.  The dish had a little kick to it, so maybe add less chili if you do not like spice.  Overall, the dish turned out

I picked up some random recipes from the web for spring rolls and lettuce wraps.  Although these foods are often served as appetizers, they worked well as a meal.  It was nice to experiment with different sauces and flavors to make Chinese food.  This was a very quick meal, and I recommend it for if

This Sunday’s entry is macaroons.  I made this recipe before for Passover, but that was before I started the blog.  The macaroons are covered in a chocolate ganache I made.  If you don’t have a double boiler, you can use a small sauce pan filled with water and put a metal bowl over it.  Make