Pam Anderson's Blog, page 56

The Little Cabbage That Could

Some people have a shopping problem, some struggle with a chocolate addiction, and still others nurse a coffee habit. Anthony and I have a local produce problem. This love of local goodies is not that big a deal when we're home. We know the little old ladies who make jam, we know the ex-businessman who...

Porktastic Cabbage & Kielbasa

Serves 4-6 Since pork sausage tends to be very lean these days, we started this dish by cooking up some bacon and browned the sausage in the drippings (yum!). This step is optional, but highly recommended! If you prefer not to use bacon, you can substitute a drizzle of olive oil. Try to use the...

Dear Mikey

For those of you who have not yet heard, our dear friend Jennifer Perillo (of In Jennie's Kitchen) lost her beloved husband, Mikey, to a sudden heart  attack last Sunday. Through her grief, Jennie made one request. She asked if we would all make a Peanut Butter Pie  (Mikey's favorite) and share it with the...

Back-to School Granola Bars

In many parts of the country school's already back in session, which means it's time to stock up on lunch box treats and after-school snacks. If granola bars are one of your regulars, check out our recipe. In fact, it's so simple that once the pan is prepared most school-age children could make them with...

Zucchini-Eggplant Napoleons with Tomato, Basil, and Mozzarella

Serves 6 1 medium eggplant, cut into 12 rounds 2 medium-large zucchini, sliced medium thick on the diagonal 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, divided Salt and ground black pepper 1 large tomato, cut into 6 slices and lightly salted 1 ball fresh mozzarella (8 ounces) cut into 6 slices (you will only need about 6...

Women Food

We've spent a lot of time writing about what to do with this season's bumper crop of zucchini, eggplant, and tomatoes. We've offered a recipe for fresh zucchini salad and roasted ratatouille  and even recipes for what to do with all the ratatouille. But here's one of the most beautiful recipes incorporating summer produce I...

Chocolate Peanut Butter Tasty Bites

Chocolate Peanut Butter Tasty Bites Makes 2 dozen 3/4 cup all-purpose flour 4 teaspoons cornstarch 1 teaspoon baking powder Big pinch salt 1/3 cup milk 1 large egg 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/3 cup (5 1/3 tablespoons) butter, softened 2/3 cup granulated sugar 8 ounces semi-sweet chocolate Generous 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter Adjust oven...

Honeymoon, Plus Five

(Our boat tour took us to a private beach, couldn't get enough of this light) This week Andy and I are in Turks and Caicos celebrating our five- year wedding anniversary, returning to the place where we honeymooned. Five years ago we were newlyweds. At just-turned 23, some would say we were babies, but Andy...

One Batch of Ratatouille Yields 3 Simple Summer Meals

Like Sharon, I'm starting to get summer vegetable overload. The French solved this problem long ago and developed a dish we all love–ratatouille! Traditionally it's stewed stovetop resulting in an utterly irresistible but slightly unattractive dish. We three cooks have found that roasting the vegetables rather than stewing them means they cook through yet sill...

The Big Summer Potluck 2011

This past weekend, Mom, Sharon, Erika and I hosted the second annual Big Summer Potluck in Bucks County, PA at our home on Friday night and then at Linden Hill Gardens on Saturday. We were only able to pull it off because of an enormous amount of support from Dad, Andy, Tony and our dear...