Cook's Cache

This hors d-oeuvre comes from a late night sandwich that Alex and Dan had in Tarragona, Spain in 2014. They along with Henry (then 3 month...

I love avocadoes!  When on a three week business trip to Indonesia many years ago, one of the lunch options was a whole avocado, cut in ha...

© 2017 Edward C. Kern, Jr. I decided in the absence of finding my old brioche recipe , I would check out recipes in my more recently...

The virtues of being a messy cook..... The main purpose of this blog is to organize family recipes, particularly those associated with a s...

One Sunday morning this January Henry crawled into bed with me and announced we were having pancakes for breakfast.  Alex's turn to co...

If cholesterol is no issue, it is hard to beat Baked German Pancake  (right, photo at left, left, photo below) made with real egg...

2nd Try As I was writing about Carbondale and Phat Thai I began to crave  "FRESH SPRING ROLLS with TOFU mint & cellophane no...

Fast food! Starting from scratch is seldom the easiest method and, for me at least, sometimes not the best.  A few months ago Costco had ...

One of my most favorite things to do when visiting Alex and Dan in Portland (OR) is to visit the Saturday Farmer's Market.  The awesom...

1996 One of the few times a year I buy whipping cream is strawberry season.  In addition to Strawberry Shortcake I use it to make one o...

Last week I took my Mom to see the "Chihuly: Through the Looking Glass" exhibit and the new Art of the Americas Wing at the Bost...