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: Snacks
Easy Berry-Tomato Salad with Mint
Summer salads are one of my favorite things. If you couldn’t tell, look through the salad archives. I am all ABOUT the cool, the crispy, the sweet and the tangy, and the fresh fresh fresh. Summer is the single best time of the year for salads, because we can experiment, we have access to fresh… Continue reading Easy Berry-Tomato Salad with Mint
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)
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)
Purple Potato Pancakes (Latkes)
I come from a pretty long line of German and Polish cooks. I really love to embrace the food, recipes and traditions of that heritage. I get so busy trying new things, it seems, that I wander away from the food of “my people,” but this week I had a hankering for some potato pancakes.… Continue reading Purple Potato Pancakes (Latkes)
Escabeche (Mexican Pickled Carrots & Pickled Jalapenos)
I know I’ve been on kind of a pickling kick lately, what with pickles, and okra pickles, and more pickles, and then I made MORE okra pickles. I’m going to turn into one big pickle. But before I do, I have another great kind of pickle to share with you, and these can be made… Continue reading Escabeche (Mexican Pickled Carrots & Pickled Jalapenos)
Cucumber-Tomato Salad
Cold, crisp, bright fruit and vegetable salads are one of my favorite things during the summer, but some of them enjoy a place in our kitchen year-round. Here’s one that is part of the menu at Casa Sass most of the time, and I hope you’d enjoy it as much as we do. I come… Continue reading Cucumber-Tomato Salad
Fresh Salsa – Pico de Gallo!
Summer is a great time for snacks. Snacks is a great time for chips. Chips are a great reason for salsa. Therefore, Summer = a great reason for salsa. If you’re anything like me, you do appreciate America’s #1 condiment on all kinds of stuff — chips, meats, eggs, tortillas, crackers… any reason for some… Continue reading Fresh Salsa – Pico de Gallo!