Pork belly is one of my favorite things to make. I have done a numbering of ways. This is r rich fatty dish with some spice. Fennel, onions and garlic make a great base for the dish. The spices bay leaf, cinnamon with lots of pepper almost North African in the almost stew. Tomatoes and…

This is another box cake mix cookie. I have found that the are a huge time saver. In this case I took a a Spice cake mix, and then I added cinnamon and cardamom to the mix and some dried tangerine. Now when I use a cake mix I always add some flour to make…

This was for a meatless dinner. I was able to get some lion mane mushrooms from the Warrenton Farmers market. Lions mane have an almost meaty texture and depending on seasoning can taste either like crab meat or chicken. I marinated them then, seasoned them, battered them, finally fried them crisp and served them with…

I stole this idea from Andrew Zimmern and it’s perfect for a cold winter day of watching basketball. It has the classic combination of cherry tomatoes, basil leaves, mozzarella cheese and balsamic vinegar. The addition of goat cheese and some seasoning takes it to the next level. There is tart, tangy, creamy with a little…

Until 6 years ago springs arrival meant I would get my annual banana split. Well my weight and my cholesterol levels put an end to that tradition. Then while making banana bread I thought why not add all the flavors of a banana split into banana bread. So I added chocolate covered bananas, dried pineapple,…