The Perfect Summer Dinner Party Menu
Life in a Skillet was featured in ApartmentGuide’s Summer Dinner Party Menu, just as I was thinking about planning a few get-togethers myself.
Mushroom caps stuffed with red pepper and quinoa
Vegan stuffed mushroom caps are nutritious and delicious and are a fairly simple recipe to make in advance for a holiday meal or a dinner party
First fish
A quick stop at Day’s Market for a bag of ice was the daily de rigueur in the sailboat days of our early marriage. No refrigerator on the Ericson 30 we called home, just a deep insulated box under the speck of formica counter that needed constant replenishment...
Old school backyard foodie: Oysters Rockefeller
The oysters smelled like the air on still, foggy mornings when the tide is low and kelp is heaped on the sand and the only footprints are from marauding nighttime snails – an ancient smell of brine and salty tears.
Quick and easy summer appetizer
Need a dressy appetizer for a summer potluck? Here’s a ridiculously fast and delicious dish to throw together: shrimp and avocado salsa. There’s no cooking involved, so it’s perfect for the heat of a summer kitchen . . . but save it for the indoor...
The messy truth
The honest truth – I make a tremendous mess when I cook. I never manage to put things away as I go and always leave cupboards and drawers open, as the teriyaki-laced bamboo skewers in my utensil drawer attest. So this, or a similar scene, is what awaits me most...
Perfect pizza topping combinations
From arugula to jalapeno-stuffed olives to smoked salmon, here are some of our tried-and-true delicious pizza topping combinations. What are yours?
Pork ragu inspired by La Posta
Tomorrow is our 19th wedding anniversary – 19 truly blissful years of living a cozy family-centric life by the sea. I’m completely appreciative of this life and these years, because it wasn’t always like this. Before LL I lived a comparatively...
Fresh crab from the Gayle R
Freshly steamed Dungeness crab tastes like the early-morning air smells at low tide, succulent and moist and just fantastic. Let go of the fear and mystery involved in getting a big live pinching creature from the ocean to your plate and learn to duplicate this taste. All you need is bucket full of live crabs, a meat cleaver, and a bamboo steamer – this will tell you how.
Downtown Juju’s family-style roast beef
My mother’s slow-cooked roast beef recipe made with love for her family and friends.
Penelope Cruz’s dinner party
What is your guest list and meal for an ideal dinner party? Penelope Cruz weighs in.
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