Tips For Cooking A Steakhouse Dinner At Home

May 18, 2024.Reading time 9 minutes.

Simple tips for cooking a steak at home for half the price you would pay for dinner at a steakhouse. The tips will ensure the steak is cooked to perfection with a great char on the outside and juicy and cooked to your liking on the inside. With the cost of dining out rising even […]

Huevos Rancheros Or Rancher’s Style Eggs

May 3, 2024.Reading time 7 minutes.

You don’t have to travel to Mexico to enjoy huevos rancheros. The flavorful breakfast of fried eggs rancher’s style are easy to make at home. For easy entertaining, serve this dish as part of a Mexican themed brunch along with pitchers of Margaritas, perhaps this Sunday for Cinco de Mayo. Fried eggs sitting on top […]

Fish Almondine (Amandine)

April 13, 2024.Reading time 5 minutes.

Fish “almondine or amandine” is usually prepared with flounder, sole or trout. Pan sautéed, topped with sliced almonds browned in butter then finished with a squeeze of fresh lemon that adds just enough acidity to balance the butter and complement the light taste and texture of the mild fish. When you see this dish listed […]

Pasta With White Clam Sauce

February 3, 2024.Reading time 7 minutes.

Pasta with white clam sauce is a classic Italian dish that is simple, fast and delicious. Small sweet clams are infused with garlic, olive oil, clam broth and fresh herbs then tossed with al dente pasta for one truly delectable meal. Spaghetti or linguini with clams is a very popular pasta dish in most Italian […]

Butternut Squash Ravioli With Lemon Herb Butter & Pistachios

January 20, 2024.Reading time 6 minutes.

butternut squash ravioli with lemon herb butter and pistachios

Butternut squash ravioli are quickly cooked and tossed in a light buttery sauce with pistachios, fresh herbs. shallot, garlic and lemon. This delicious yet easy weeknight pasta dish can be on your kitchen table in about 30 minutes or less. With the wide variety of fresh pastas available in our local market, I haven’t had […]

Thai Red Pork Curry / Gaeng Phed Moo

January 13, 2024.Reading time 9 minutes.

Thai red pork curry (gaeng phed moo) is a delicious meal that you can easily make at home and adapt to your own taste preferences. With its vibrant red color and savory, spicy flavors, this recipe should be on your “must try” list, I believe you will love it. Thailand, is a country that is famous […]

Four Cheese & Béchamel Lasagna, Italian Comfort Food

January 6, 2024.Reading time 9 minutes.

Take the time to prepare this lasagna, layered with creamy béchamel sauce, four kinds of cheese and a flavorful tomato sauce. Classic Italian comfort food at its best, this light and luscious recipe will become a favorite with your friends and family. Popular around the world, lasagne is great anytime of the year and can […]

Foodie With A Lifestyle Change

August 21, 2017.Reading time 6 minutes.

Hi, I’m Karen and I’m a Foodie. While most people eat to live, I’m one of those that “lives to eat”. If you have been following my food and travel blog over the last six years, you know that Back Road Journal usually revolves around the food I’ve enjoyed during my travels. My laptop and […]

Spinach And Cheese Stuffed Shells With Two Sauces

March 1, 2017.Reading time 8 minutes.

Spinach And Three Cheese Stuffed Shells are baked with two sauces, both a marinara as well as a light Alfredo sauce, until hot and bubbly. It’s the perfect dish to serve at a large gathering as the shells can to assembled ahead of time and baked right before serving. However, the stuffed pasta shells are […]

Strawberry Shortcake, Gluten Free

June 28, 2016.Reading time 7 minutes.

Strawberry Shortcake, the classic summertime dessert, made with sun ripened strawberries piled on top of a buttery shortcake and finished with a large dollop of freshly whipped cream is a taste of heaven and this one is gluten free. When I had strawberry shortcake growing up, it certainly wasn’t like the one I’m sharing with […]