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Friday night is my favorite time to cook dinner. Even when I worked, it was a time to take out the pots and pans and cook something special perhaps in celebration of two days of R &... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
I just realized that it's been ages since I shared a dessert recipe but I have been lazy this summer and have not entertained at all. I usually make a dessert when I have guests, a great excuse... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
These are everything you would expect from cucumber sandwiches and more. By draining and chopping the cucumbers and incorporating them into the cream cheese mix you won't have to worry about biting... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Around this time last year I picked up a pot of a climbing hydrangea known as Moonlight. It was to be a housewarming gift for my daughter's new house. She loves hydrangeas so this was a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
This is one of the few Easters I have ever spent away from home and, food wise, one of the most exciting. Not only did I not have to cook for a crowd but I was served a dish that reminded me of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Mother's Day is celebrated throughout the world in many ways and on many different days. The holiday was started in Grafton, West Virginia in 1907 by Anna Jarvis as a tribute to her... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
A few of you asked for the recipe for the salmon rilletes. It is from the famous New York restaurant Le Bernardin and can be found in Eric Rippert's cookbook On The Line which you... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Navarin Printanier, a most delectable lamb stew with its carrots, onions, turnips, potatoes, peas, and green beans, is presumably done in the spring when all the vegetables are young and tender. But... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
At first I wanted to kill him, now I worry when I don't hear him at night. He sings his heart out, under my window every night, all night. At first he kept me up, now I sleep like a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
I have been on a mission all week to get everything planted before Summer arrives. That's the way it goes with me...rush, rush, rush. Everything done at once and then I... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
When my daughter is away on a business trip I take the opportunity to either cook something I love that she doesn't like, defrost something I have saved, or buy a frozen food dinner. Yes... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
One of the things I found at Trader Joe's last week was a tin of smoked trout. I have been wanting to try this in a salad for a long time and finally I did. This will be terrific... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Or...What to do when you have less shrimp than you thought you had! Risottos are easy...they just take more time and love than you might have to give at the time. If you have guests for an... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
The Spanish tortilla is the most common gastronomic specialty you can find all over Spain. There are hundreds of variations even in one specific region, but the most common is the one made with... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Finally Spring has arrived in Georgia! maybe this time it will stay. We have had so many false starts that I don't know what to think any more. Last year by this time, the azaleas... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
I have lunch at home practically every day of the week. Two or three times a week I have eggs, baked or in an omelette. The rest of the time I will either have a leafy salad or one with... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
What would Easter be without a Coconut Cake...although here in the South we make them at the drop of a hat! Although I am not spending Easter at home this year, I am bringing this to my neighbor's... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
On a recent visit to Florida, I had this salad at a restaurant in South Miami. It was the most enjoyable dish I had during my entire stay. As a matter of fact, it was the first time... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Setting an Easter table for me has always been a problem. When the children were little the bunnies and the eggs always found their way to the decorations but, let's face it, now that we are... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
For some reason I have never been a fan of Emeril. Perhaps it is the fact that I have never liked his TV show and all the distractions, Why a band and all those Bams!? I... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
This was a specific request from my daughter when she saw the box of tomatoes that I had just purchased at Costco. I have no idea where she had these before or whether this is Italian or... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Not only is this very French, it is also a very, very simple and easy menu. I urge you to try it for Sunday dinner this weekend. If you have been following my blog for awhile you must... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
A couple of days ago, my friend Reggie Darling wrote a post about one of his favorite steakhouses on the East Side of Manhattan called Donahue's Steak House. Although I have never eaten... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
A favorite of French bistros Poulet a l'Estragon, or Tarragon Chicken, is one of the most delicious ways of preparing a bird that has ever been invented. Don't be mislead by its... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
An apple tart is the perfect dessert to serve when time is of the essence. That is why I always keep a box of puff pastry in the freezer. In this case I don't think it's... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Just the fact that the awards are on a Sunday night makes this a casual affair. NOBODY dresses up on Sunday night anymore. This is one time when it is okay for the audience to be in... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
To anyone wanting to explore the spicy world of curries, this recipe is a good start. Not all curries are created equal, something I have learned from substantial research and... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
...just kidding, this is just a great recipe for an old fashioned tuna noodle casserole very popular in the 1960's and now upgraded. If you were a kid in the 60's, the chances of getting... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
The perfect French omelette is...well, not perfect. It is definitely not fluffy or structured and above all, it doesn't require hours in the kitchen. Five minutes at most is all you... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
To me Valentine's Day is all about chocolate, roses and Champagne and I can' think of anything better than this easy yet rich dessert to celebrate the day. A triple layer of crumbly... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Even if anchovies aren't part of your culinary repertoire, the way the sweetness of the onions and the saltiness of the anchovies interact, combined with the unexpected crunchiness of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
This was originally posted on January 25, 2010. I have added a few new recipes since posted in Lindaraxa and My Kitchen By The Lake Okay it's almost here, the most anticipated sports... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
One of the great pleasures of visiting Paris in winter is sipping a cup of hot chocolate in one of its famous cafes. Better yet, if you are in a maison de the or one of the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
A great pasta salad using leftover tortellini, perfect for lunches, buffets and picnics any time of the year. If you are one of those who, like my daughter, often brown bag it at the office... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
If you are expecting a lot of very sophisticated ingredients in this recipe, you will be very disappointed. What makes this the tenderest most succulent chicken you have ever had is the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
One of the advantages of being laid up for a month was all the recipes I got to read and only dream about. One of the cookbooks that happened to be by my bedside was Joel... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
This is the famous dish of the ladies of the night and, aside from chicken soup, my first real meal in three weeks. The only reason it came about is an email from La... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Believe it or not, this post is coming to you from the same place it came from over two weeks ago...my bed. Yes, dear readers, I have been so sick for the last couple of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Chances are that if you are spending New Year's Eve at home, alone or with company, there will be some leftover Champagne come tomorrow morning. Hopefully, it will be in the refrigerator,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
One of the most famous phrases in literature, as well as the title of this post, comes from Robert Burns' poem To a Mouse, 1786. It tells of how he, while ploughing a field, upturned a mouse's... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
This year Christmas will be a low key affair at Lindaraxa's. Madame Mere, the glue that binds this family together, won't be coming up for the holidays as travelling during Christmas has become too... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Newtown's heartbreak has a lot of people asking, "What can I do?" NBC's Ann Curry took to social media and asked people to imagine what would happen if all of us committed to 26 acts of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
? Decisions, decisions, decisions. I hate making decisions but last night I made a decision I wish I could make everyday of my life. .. drinking a 1982... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Once again this year, I’ve had requests for my Vodka Christmas Cake recipe so here goes. Please keep in your files as I am beginning to get tired of typing this up every year.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
This is an adaptation of the most famous spiced nuts in all of New York. Served at the Union Square Cafe these babies fly off as fast as they are laid on the bar. Because I wanted to ship... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Lindaraxa's Christmas kitchen was hopping today and it was the perfect day for it...rainy and yucky to do anything but stay inside and vegetate. I chose instead to start getting some of my... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Right around this time during the holidays I start thinking about gifts for those friends and acquaintances who have been particularly nice to me or my family during the year. Just like social... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
So you have worked like a beaver, eaten like a pig and are now sick as a dog. Yep, that about sums it up for most of us. What took me eight hours to prepare and one to consume kept... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Something worth remembering every year. Have a Happy Thanksgiving! It's that time of the year again...The Family Dinner From Hell. This is the time when family grudges are aired in... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Modena's aceto balsamico dates back at least to the 11th century, when a written record reports the delivery of a barrel of the extraordinary vinegar to Emperor Henry III as a coronation gift. For... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
