TALL Blonde's Cookbook : Food Glorious Food

Back to my childhood when to stretch the dinner budget mom would whip up a quick pan tomato sauce using fresh sweet tomatoes, a little garli...

  Made with Love for all my vegetarian friends.  This this make ahead dish is a show stopper to present, easy to prepare, tastes great and l...

This recipe started with a bit of sticker shock at the grocery store. While making my shopping list, I noticed a two-pound lean pork roast ...

When it comes to Chinese food in America the classics are fine with me. This cuisine is not part of my heritage nor am I classically kitche...

As a mushroom lover like TALL Blonde's husband is you will easily agree with him after tasting this mushroom sauce is so good that you c...

  TALL Blonde is having great fun creating another ravioli filling.  Here she plays with shrimp that is inspired by Shrimp Scampi by using ...

  TALL Blonde is experimenting again with ravioli filling. After a successful launch of my Pumpkin Bok Choy Ravioli (recipe link)  in the su...

TALL Blonde brings her love of Mediterranean cuisine to life with this fresh and flavorful ground lamb burrito-style wrap. Perfect for bus...

  Soup : At the turn of the century in America, before we had foods of convenience created in the late 20th century , soup was considered a...

  Some nights I have a tough time falling asleep. Don't ask me why, there is very little stress in my life but any way what do I do for ...

Once I discovered Green Goddess Dressing , I look for it every chance I get. It is a collection of fresh herbs of your choice, The base is ...

  TALL blonde has always been a bit intimidated by making Focaccia bread , don't ask me why?   I have baked bread many times but Focacci...

I created this recipe out of boredom. We eat sautéed salmon in our household about once a week and on one particular evening I was in the m...

This is an Olde World candy recipe . My Northern Italian mother Luigia gave it to me. As a young girl Luigia's family was so poor that ...

  TALLblonde makes a quick and packed with flavor ramen for her family once a week.  The entire process is maybe 20 minutes and a healthy o...

  Without a long narrative, all you need to know about this is Sweet - Savory - Heat - Crunch. This is a perfect accompaniment to simple fis...

  Last Fall a friend asked if I had tried an ice cream shop walking distance within my friend's and my neighborhood? I said, :"No, ...

  I'm the girl who takes cupcake indulgence to a whole new level, savoring each bite with a meticulous equal balance of cake and frostin...

Here is a cheerful bread recipe that mixes a simple savory dough with that classic combination of cherries and semi-sweet chocolate chips. T...

  Lobster cakes This  recipe is luscious,  buttery, delicate yet decadent and very Lobster-y! I do have a ProTip cheat, wanna know wat it is...

Let me go off topic regarding this recipe for just a moment. When I share my home cooking experiences to my kitchen-curious friends I always...

  Still holding on to that fruitcake your neighbor gave you over the holiday season? Maybe they are re-gifting a fruitcake from their neigh...

  A little frozen puff pastry , a little sweet, a little imagination helped to make my NYE appetizer table very tasty.  Many recipes make o...

  Classic Sweet and Sour Pork recipe will bring you back in time.  This is the flavor you remember and crave. This recipe has simplified st...

  Perhaps the best dark chocolate sauce on the planet.  This recipe comes from America's Test Kitchen and I cannot find any room for im...

  I have a personal story related to this dish through being brought up by my very old fashioned Western European parents. I live in the San...

  In my past culinary experiments, in an effort to add healthy ingredients to my family meals I attempted substituting olive oil for vegetab...

  A Nashville Hot is an old Southern staple taking a head of cauliflower and indirectly grilling in a smoky BBQ covered pit.  The overall...

  I named this dish 'Party' Eggplant Parmesan for its elegant personal portion rather than cutting a messy square from a large flat...

  Almond Bear Claw pastries Simple to make Easier than you think As yummy as your neighborhood bakery For ease, this recipe is tailored to u...

Avocado Sauce is prominent in Central Mexico but not limited to this region.  This is not Guacamole for chip dipping or sandwich spread a...

  I have been cooking for so long and mastered nearly all the basics that I find myself branching out to dishes and cuisines that are outsid...

  This is "stupid simple" Spanish rice that has the same ingredients you would be slaving over chopping onions, tomatoes, green c...

  I found this pork chile verde when I was a kid and loved it.  Mexican food for me at that time, still living in my parental home was a u...

  This is an adult affaire... This is a richy-rich cake... This is a super moist cake... ...is why I could not understand why it tasted so g...