Hey! It’s me! It’s been a while, and for that I apologize. Life caught up with me, but with the seasons changing I am drawn even more to the kitchen. I love it when the mornings are crisp and the evenings are perfect to be standing at the stove or enjoying smells coming from the… Continue reading Tuscan Pork Riblets with Balsamic-Dijon Glaze
Category: Entertaining
Creamy Corn Soup with Scallops
There isn’t much in this world that SCREAMS summertime than fresh, sweet corn. I love corn. I am telling you, I LOVE me some CORN! It’s been a great deal recently around these parts and I had read a great recipe on Serious Eats about how to make a really good, velvety, creamy corn soup… Continue reading Creamy Corn Soup with Scallops
Best. Easiest. Guacamole. Ever.
I love Mexican food. There’s not much I love more. It being Cinco de Mayo, I figured why not post up some guacamole? I know Cinco de Mayo is more of an American, or Mexican-American holiday than is celebrated in Mexico proper, but any excuse for some tacos, chips & dip, and a cold beer or… Continue reading Best. Easiest. Guacamole. Ever.
Pan-Seared Beef Tri Tip
In the post-holiday haze, I’ve been craving beef. Never mind that we had a big prime rib on Christmas, which essentially disappeared because it was mind-blowingly good (I know, I shouldn’t have taken a vacation from the blog when I was making that bad boy), but I’m kind of turkeyed and ham’ed out. You too? … Continue reading Pan-Seared Beef Tri Tip
Baked Pork Rinds (Baked Pork Cracklins)
HOMEMADE. PORK. CRACKLINS. Do I have your attention yet? Calling all Paleo / Atkins / Baked-not-fried / I-Love-Snacks people and Secret Pork Rind Lovers: I MADE PORK RINDS. I know, right? WE CAN MAKE PORK RINDS. Here’s the kicker: Mine are baked. BAKED. How can this be? Delicious crunchy pork rinds that are BAKED? Done… Continue reading Baked Pork Rinds (Baked Pork Cracklins)
“Quick” Easy Pozole — Mexican Pork & Hominy Soup
There’s a running joke here at Casa Sass that my winter Pozole cooking starts at the first sign of Spring, when I must plant the hominy corn in soil tended for generations; that I start raising the baby piggies and growing the peppers, onions and oregano; and if I pushed it, I am pretty sure… Continue reading “Quick” Easy Pozole — Mexican Pork & Hominy Soup
Steamed Mussels with White Wine (Moules Mariniere)
Mussels are awesome. They’re briny and seafoody and delicious, they’re super easy to cook, they’re pretty cheap compared to other kinds of seafood, and they are REALLY versatile. I was born in and spent a lot of my childhood in Alaska, and occasionally we’d just pull them off the rocks and load them in a… Continue reading Steamed Mussels with White Wine (Moules Mariniere)
Key Lime Pie – 6 Ingredients
We had a birthday or two come and go recently at Casa Sass, so we were due for a nice dessert. I asked John’s son, who is visiting, what he’d like, and key lime pie was the clear winner. It’s a favorite of mine as well — it makes me think of my mom,… Continue reading Key Lime Pie – 6 Ingredients
Mizeria (Polish Cucumber Salad)
In case I haven’t previously made it clear, I am a fan of salads. I love them in the spring and summer, but also in the fall and winter. Pasta salads, slaws, cucumber-tomato salad, salads with grains and veggies, I love them all, no matter the season. So, as summer slips away and we move… Continue reading Mizeria (Polish Cucumber Salad)
Sunday Red Gravy: Spaghetti and Meatballs
I’m not Italian, but I can’t deny the appeal of a house that smells like slow-cooked tomato sauce — the herbs, the garlic, a hint of pork, maybe some soft Italian bread. Here in Oklahoma where I live, autumn is creeping in and the evenings are becoming perfectly chilly. Excellent weather for some spaghetti and… Continue reading Sunday Red Gravy: Spaghetti and Meatballs