Noah’s Spicy Roasted Whole Pumpkin Seeds Recipe
Noah, my 22-year-old son —helps us manage our operation at the Franklin Institute — he’s a budding cook and roasted the seeds. I share Noah’s recipe here. 1 cup rinsed and towel dried pumpkin seeds 1...
View ArticlePlan to Entertain: Halloween
Planning ahead is the cardinal principle of home entertaining. In case I was not clear: Planning ahead is the cardinal principle of home entertaining. This year Halloween falls on a Saturday. The key...
View ArticleBeyond Mixed Nuts: Ethnic Snack Mixes & Pan-fried Jerk Peanuts
Monday morning I am on the 10! show on NBC Channel 10 demonstrating how to make Pan-fried Jerk Peanuts — one of thirty plus recipes from At Home’s Chapter 2: Sitting Around: Dips, Chips and Other...
View ArticlePan-Fried Jerk Peanuts Recipe
Jerk is a fiery-sweet Jamaican spice blend and it marries well with peanuts. You can use equal amounts of pre-ground spices if you don’t have a spice grinder. Do ahead Peanuts can be made up to five...
View ArticleSlow-Roasted Grape Tomatoes with Garlic Recipe
Slow-Roasted Grape Tomatoes with Garlic Slow roasted tomatoes are one of those ever-ready condiments, similar to roasted peppers. At Home provides a similar recipe on Page 82 using plum tomatoes as...
View ArticleSlow Roasted Grape Tomatoes with Garlic
Note about vinegars: Balsamic vinegar has become ubiquitous — nearly the default vinegar. While I love the taste of balsamic, it is pronounced. Vinegar’s role is often to provide a simple acid...
View ArticleOn the Table: Farm Stands of Northern Chester & Montgomery Counties, PA
At dinner’s end, with guests gone and a tired me sitting on the couch, Christina nicely extolled a wonderful dinner. While I appreciated her compliments, I expressed that this dinner was not a culinary...
View ArticleMarinated Roast Sweet & Hot Peppers
Note: For the complete library of At Home blog recipes, see Recipe Index. Marinated Sweet & Hot Roast Peppers By mid-summer, sustained heat produces a rainbow of peppers at farm stands and farmers’...
View ArticleGrilled Bread for Hors d’oeuvres or Accompaniments
For access to the complete list of At Home Blog recipes, visit Recipe Index. Grilled bread is a versatile, multi-purpose accompaniment that once you master it’s relatively simple technique, will become...
View ArticleOn the Table: Farm Stands of New York’s Hudson River Valley
This post is the follow-on to my On the Road: Farm Stands of Hudson River Valley. Usually these On the Table posts follow more quickly, but summer’s over and the needs of Frog Commissary and getting...
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