TALL Blonde's Cookbook : Food Glorious Food

  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 ma...

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

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 mo...

  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 op...

  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 neighb...

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

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

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

  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 pr...

  Picture by TLLBLND I named this dish 'Party' Eggplant Parmesan for its elegant personal portion rather than cutting a messy square...

  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 as 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 ch...

  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 unk...

  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...

The very BEST roast chicken is the simplest roast chicken. Few ingredients, no cooking skills required and while roasting you will simultane...

  There are those times when I am really craving fast-food, even if I have to make it at home. Here is TALL blonde's version of Honey Wa...

                                             Before Roasting      -        After Roasting Dammit, I forgot to take a glamor-shot of the whol...

To dine out, or not to dine out, that is the question: Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of Covid-19 and i...

I have the honor and humility to share with you that after trying this cocktail sauce friends have told me this is the best they have ever e...

  Recipe courtesy Cook's Country I am married to a Brit and as a Brit he sometimes has terrible judgement in food.  He loves scones and ...

  I wish you could be here to smell the aroma of the smoked salmon and taste the creamy, delicate, buttery egg curds. A simple recipe, can b...

  There is some debate if this chocolate cake recipe is truly vegan due to the use of refined sugar.  The process of making white sugar invo...

MMMMmmmmmmm, Beef Wellington; aka 'Bouef en Croute'. A wonderful combination of buttery crust blanket wrapped around a beautiful med...

  To be frank, I am on the hunt for vegan recipes to entertain our vegan friends. It's a culinary exercise for me to sharpen my skills a...

  Pan Bagnat is a colorful Provencal layered sandwich of good quality canned tuna, an aromatic olive salad in vinaigrette and hard boiled eg...

  I love a great stew, can be made ahead, can be slow cooked in the oven or crockpot. I have never used an InstaPot but I assume it can hand...

Moqueca is a flavorful and creamy fish stew from Brazil. Tomato and bell pepper based sauce with a twist. This includes coconut milk and hea...

  I am going to admit it right here, right now, I stole this from AllRecipes. But hey, when there is a great idea it should be shared.  Thes...

  Jalapeno Powder. I struggled on how to make this post interesting, what image to use, what description to offer but very simply put I now ...

  Completely packed with flavor and a little heat, TALLBlonde not only uses this for potato salad but it makes a tasty tuna sandwich. It has...

  Celebrity Chef Bobby Flay has posted his simple and perfect pizza crust recipe. Admittedly I can never resist a tweak so I always add A Da...

  As anyone can see by my recipe collection I am neither vegetarian nor vegan but I do enjoy experimenting outside my culinary comfort zone....

  Have a little patience with this recipe, it is a 3-parter. The flavor you will create is worth all the extra time you will give it.  Ice c...