Appetizers
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Giada’s Baked Panzanella Caprese
This is a recipe I got from Giada. As in “Giada de Laurentis,” from “Giada’s Everyday Italian” on Food Network. As much as I love cooking, I have to admit that I love lying on the couch watching other people cook even more. What do you think that’s all about? I’ll tell you what I think. I think it’s watching with the knowledge that behind all that cooking, there’s a crew just waiting to clean and tidy up for the cook. That’s pretty intoxicating. I can watch that all day long. So Giada tells us she’s making Baked Panzanella Caprese. I know enough about those three words to know that…
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Those Stuffed Strawberries
I’m not actually in my kitchen, or even in my house. I’m in an RV in Reedsport, Oregon, where we’ve been riding quads and roasting marshmallows. But I thought I was a little overdue for a new post. So here you go. Last week, we had some friends over for our first barbecue of the year. That only sounds odd if you’re not from the Pacific Northwest. Everyone here knows that last week was our first barbecue-weather. Up till then it had felt a lot like winter around here. Anyway, I wanted to make something summery and barbecue-ish for dessert, but I had to keep in mind our new diet…
