Posts by The Culinary Chase
Lobster Macaroni and Cheese
Is it possible to improve the flavor of a family classic dish such as macaroni and cheese? I didn’t think it was. I’m a Martimer through and through and love seafood. Boiled lobster dinners were a family tradition where I grew up…fresh lobster boiled, cut opened and gorgeous chunks of heavenly meat dunked in hot…
Read MoreDandelion Cookies
Dandelion…that ubiquitous yellow flowering weed that makes a lawn look unkempt and has gardeners pulling their hair trying to keep it at bay. But if we put their annoyance aside, you’ll find that dandelions are a nutritious food. It is a herb that is believed to have originated in Asia. Nutritionally, dandelions have more calcium…
Read MoreMy Husband’s Bolognese Sauce
Where to begin? When John and I were dating, the first meal he ever cooked for me was his bolognese sauce tossed with penne. I remember to this day how wonderful his condo smelled and how neat it was! My husband was and still is a neat freak…not that I am at all complaining. For…
Read MoreGrilled Broccolini with Garlic Anchoy Sauce
The tail end of Spring is drawing to a close and thankfully the warmer weather has arrived. And because of this, the air in our neighborhood is perfumed with food being cooked on backyard barbeques. If you don’t barbecue you almost feel left out. When I head out to our back deck to fire up…
Read MoreDaylily Petal Salad
How decadent! Daylilies in a salad! Using flowers in a dish isn’t a new thing for me but it has been a long time since I last did so. My grandmother always had a bed of nasturtiums in her flower garden which she used in bouquets around the house and if memory serves me correctly,…
Read MoreColeslaw with Granny Smith Apple and Chili
Warmer weather brings out all our favorite recipes for barbecues, family picnics and when it gets too darn hot to cook in the kitchen! Everyone has their favorite coleslaw recipe that perhaps their mom or grandmother used but this one, for me, takes the blue ribbon at a state fair hands down! Coleslaw gets its…
Read MoreGrilled Romaine Salad with Rosemary, Garlic and Lemon Dressing
‘We both love to garden. We love the look of our gardens (most of the time). We talk about what we will do next season differently and what new crop we want to try. But we both garden differently. Karen’s garden mimics the French “potager” (raised-bed in a pattern) style with an emphasis -a BIG…
Read MoreCoconut Orange Cake with Honey Whipped Cream
All cake recipes should be this simple! It’s moist and the flavors coming from this dessert are amazing. This may look like an ordinary cake but let me tell you this, it’s not! Hints of orange softly perfume the cake and the slight crunch of the coconut will have you going back to the kitchen…
Read MoreBeet and Goat Cheese Terrine
“Cooking food and presenting it beautifully is an act of servitude. It is a way of expressing affection through a gift… That we should aspire to produce perfectly finished and presented food is a symbol of a willing and enjoyable participation in servicing others. Food pornography exactly sustains these meanings relating to the preparation of…
Read MoreSwordfish and Vegetable Kebabs with Charmoula Sauce
This is my new go-to BBQ sauce…I want it on everything! On Tuesday I attended a cooking class compliments of my daughter (for Mother’s Day) and really wasn’t sure what to expect. The menu appealed to me but I wasn’t sure how the instructor would come across. It’s so important to hit the ground running…
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