Cook's Cache

This dish came together this winter when salmon, avocadoes and mangos were all on special.  For the salmon at least, this is an easy variati...

 About a year ago I read somewhere that cutting an avocado with a ceramic knife rather than a stainless steel one would minimize the browing...

This year I was very careful to halve the nuts and sugar to make half of a recipe of Almond Paste to use for my Cranberry Stollen . Then I ...

  At the height of the pandemic I could not get almond paste for my Christmas 2020 Cranberry Stollen at the curb-side delivery stores I sho...

Although I am still partial to Salmon Rub on fresh salmon, this sauce has become a favorite to top frozen salmon. Its inspiration is a reci...

I was having a party for Tokio's birthday and asked Chris, in jest, if Tokio, who loves carrots, would like a carrot cake. Chris replied...

There can be too much of a good thing.  Almost every week I had been making Mushroom Risotto . Ed and I would have some for dinner with ...