Cooking

Another recipe I made up, this one for Mr. Gene’s dinner tonight. I used AI to be sure I got times and proportions right, so this is an AI-assisted recipe. AI also estimated the calories. This is basically a chicken pot pie, except it omits the soggy bottom crust and instead uses a puff pastry ...

Most nights I have sashimi-grade seafood for dinner. I’ve been steaming vegetables to go with it, usuaally brocollli or sometimes asparagus, but lately I’ve been craving more variety and something a bit more flavorful. So…I made up this recipe. I just now fixed it, and it turned out pretty tasty. It’s in the ...

Another favorite cookie. I remember my mother making these as special cookies for her club–this was back in the fifites, when women’s clubs were a thing. I have her recipe for these cookies, which is similar to the on the Good Housekeeping website. However, the one here is based on Sam Merrit’s at ...

Strawberry Mascarpone Mousse mixing bowls Stand or hand-held mixer Hand-held emulsifier or conventional blender 1 lb Strawberries: (washed, hulled, and chopped) 2-3 TBSP Granulated Sugar (for the strawberries) 8 oz Mascarpone (chilled) 1.5 C Heavy Cream: (very cold) 1/3 C Powdered Sugar: (for the cream base) 1 TSP Vanilla Extract: Remove the stems and chop the strawberries with a knife. Cook and ...

This is both easy and versatile. I’ve added the recipe for a chocolate ganache mousse after the basic ganache recipe. The recipe uses gelatin to stabalize the mousse in case you want to make it ahead of time or intend to top it with a fruit compote. If you’re just going to serve ...

This is another recipe that I used by inputting ingredients into an AI engine and getting a recipe. This is for the dinner mentioned in this blog. As with the main course, I’ll come back later with pictures and an after-dinner report on Saturday. Riesling Berry Sundae 1 pint high-quality vanilla bean ice cream 2 cups ...

I’m planning to fix this one-pan dinner on Friday, 7/17/2026, as part of our monthly dinner exchange. We’ll see how this goes. I used AI to help generate the recipe based on my ingredients! I’ll come back with pictures and an after-dinner report on Saturday.’ The base for this dish is, of course, Italian, but it ...

These are easilty the best oatmeal cookies ever. They join snickerdoodles, chocolate chip cookies, and chocolate pixies as among my all-time favorites. I found the basic recipe at SugarSpunRun. Hers is for chocolate chip cookies. That’s where I found her brown-butter chocolate chip cookies recipe which is also on my favorites list. ...

I found this recipe on Sam Merrit‘s blog, a sure-fire place for recipes that are both awesome to eat and easy to follow. I’ve made a couple of modest additions, but she deserves credit for this, the absolute best chocolate chip cookies I’ve ever made. What makes these the best are the little ...

I found this awesome recipe on Mom With Cookies. I’ve added my own notes on what I learned while fixing it. It’s been over two years since I last made this, but looking at the recipe again today, I want to have it again, soon. I’ve also posted a recipe for the chocolate cookie crumb crust ...