Blood Orange Cookies

Blood orange season has about five weeks left, so I’m like a high school student going for extra credit. I’m doing a lot of recipes. This is a crackle cookie so very pretty. Lots of orange flavor because most recipes don’t use the zest which is free flavor. I hope you like it. 1 stick…

Beef Heart Bruschetta

Something different for the pregame snacks. Beef heart is an underused meat. My Dad used to cook it to death which is why I never used it as a young adult. Now I don’t have a freezer full of heart but if I see it at the farmers market I will get it. The key…

Pesto Potatoes Plus

Here is a different side dish. More Sunday dinner than weeknight but it does have a lot of flavor. I started with fingerling potatoes boiled, crushed, and seasoned. Air fried with pesto with our secret ingredient anchovy paste. It is then finished with Romano cheese. I hope you like it. 1 pound fingerling potatoes1 teaspoon…

Blood Orange Chocolate Bundt

I confess this is a shortcut recipe; I used a box cake to start. That’s where things got interesting. Instead of water I used blood orange juice, Grand Mariner, and chocolate chips; all are improvements, Then I did a blood orange glaze on top. I hope you like it. 1 box orange cake3 eggs1 cup…

Short Ribs Benedict

A family rule; always use better meat. So instead of Canadian bacon, I used braised short ribs. Slow cooked, fall apart short ribs. Relax, it still has all of the standard items: English muffin, hollandaise, cheese, and the perfectly cooked egg. I hope you like it. 3 pounds bone-in short rib1 yellow onion in quarters3…