http://startcookin.com Ruminating about cooking, travel, realtionships and other life trivia Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:15:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Last night I created something completely new for me.  Texas peaches are really good this year, and I love peaches with pork.  So I got two bone-in pork rib chops, about 1 1/2 inches thick and proceeded this way.  Season them with salt and pepper, and sear them on each side in ... http://startcookin.com/what-i-cooked-last-night-pork-peaches/ Yesterday I bought 2 salmon filets to saute.  LJ is not a great fan of salmon and will only eat it sauteed ( with a sauce) or smoked like lox.  So I made a lemon caper sauce with equal parts low fat mayonnaise and yogurt, a finely chopped shallot, chopped ... http://startcookin.com/what-i-cooked-last-night-4/ We went to book club on Saturday night, and I brought dessert.  Strawberry Tiramisu is one of my favorites because it's both easy and delicious.  I hope you try it. STRAWBERRY TIRAMISU     1 1/2 8-ounce packages cream cheese, room temperature 3/4 cup powdered sugar 7 tablespoons Marsala wine (divided) 1/2 cup sour cream 1 1-pint basket ... http://startcookin.com/strawberry-tiramisu/ Last night was really simple but so delicious.  I bought a whole chicken last weekend and cut it up and froze the leg/thigh pieces and the bone-in breast pieces separately, and I made chicken stock from the back and the wings.  When you do it this way, the individual pieces ... http://startcookin.com/what-i-cooked-last-night-3/ Last night was really easy and one of LJ's favorites.  It's my own "Turkey Spaghetti."  I start by sauteing one small or 1/2 a large onion and 2 or 3 garlic cloves, seasoned with salt & pepper in olive oil.  When they are soft, I add 1/2 pound of ground turkey, ... http://startcookin.com/what-i-cooked-last-night-2/ One of my friends asked me how I cooked every night and made it easy and different.  So I thought I'd start posting what I actually do each night so you can see how easy it really is to make a good, healthy meal every night. So - last night we had ... http://startcookin.com/what-i-cooked-last-night/ [caption id="attachment_323" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Scout & Zooey in the magazine basket"][/caption] I am a pretty serious animal lover.  I love to watch them play and cuddle with them.  I have two cats, Scout is my 13 year old boy, and Zooey is my 12 year old girl.  They are a significant ... http://startcookin.com/talk-to-the-animals/ I created a new recipe last night that LJ and I thought was pretty successful.  It was really tasty and very easy to make.  I may try it on guests sometime.  Try it and let me know how you like it. Chicken with Port Wine Mushrooms 2 teaspoons olive oil 2 teaspoons butter 4 ... http://startcookin.com/chicken-with-port-wine-mushrooms/ My sweet mother decided she wanted to go on a trip to the beach so she took all four of her children and their spouses to Paradise Island in the Bahamas for five days.  The adventure began last Saturday when we all arrived midafternoon within an hour or two of ... http://startcookin.com/paradise-island-adventure/ LJ and I just spent 3 days in New York, and except for the heat/humidity, it was glorious.  We arrived at the Mansfield Hotel on Wednesday afternoon.  It's a wonderful little boutique hotel on 44th Street across from the Algonquin between 5th Avenue and 6th (or Avenue of the Americas).  ... http://startcookin.com/what-a-toddlin-town/