Fresh Corn Salad with Tomatoes

Fresh corn cut off the cob, fresh crisp tomatoes, mint & feta! This corn salad is delicious with just olive oil & salt & pepper to dress it. A perfect accompaniment to anything really. 

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Greek Pasta Salad

I love pasta salad, but the problem is sometimes I find that the pasta is quite tasteless & worse for me is if it is undercooked…or overcooked I suppose!  I realize I don’t love the vegetables in there either…I am not being critical of other peoples pasta salads…I just wanted to make mine a bit different & see how it turned out.

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Let’s Cook for Fathers Day!

I have several recipes on here that Murray loves, I will have to decide what to make for Fathers Day!

Here are some recipes I am going to chose from !

J & M Cinnamon Buns

My daughter Jacki & I collaborated on this recipe & I think we came up with the MOST delicious cinnamon bun recipe ever!! While Jacki has been working from home in Los Angeles we have found the time to be in the kitchen together on several occasions. Thankfully with Facetime and Zoom the miles apart…

Cheese Cake with Raisins

I know if you are in the ‘I don’t like raisin camp’ you may disregard this post but you shouldn’t! This recipe is so delicious I am sure you can leave the raisins out if you do not like them & still have a very yummy cake! The recipe is from Carine Goren.. TRADITIONAL Jewish…

Kraft No-Bake Cool Whip Cheesecake

This was just so quick & easy. Sometimes we just need this!!!Delicious simple dessert! I was doing a Zoom cooking demo for some seniors and thought they might like this dessert. It is just so simple! The crust is a pre-made graham crust! I have never bought one before but it is really good. Tehn…

Caesar Salad with Toasted Panko Crumbs

Wow! I do not think I will every use croutons again! I loved this Caesar Salad with Toasted Panko Crumbs so much! I saw a picture of a Caesar Salad with Toasted Panko Cumbs and knew I had to try it. You can use any Caesar Salad recipe you like but I will post the…

Baked Chicken Wings – 2 kinds…Hot & Sweet

This post is originally from February 2018… but I am making these wings for dinner tonight & will serve them with a platter of cut up veggies Here is a recipe for 2 types of chicken wings..one hot, not too hot, & one sweet…not too sweet…so easy for anyone to enjoy! The recipe for the…

This Spiced Beef on a Bed of Hummus is fantastic!!

I just love this meal! A mound of Hummus topped with crispy seasoned ground beef… a tomato salad & pita. Delish! Here is the recipe for the ground beef & tomato salad with links to the recipes for Hummus, Baba Ghanoush & pita. You can buy the hummus and pita, some cherry tomatoes, maybe some…

Pickle Brined Chicken Strips

I made these for dinner yesterday & we loved them.. there really isn’t a recipe but I did make a video Just take come chicken strips & put them in some dill pickle juice… I put this into a ziplock bag.. Put the bag into a bowl or some dish so that the juice does…

Lemon Meringue Pie

Usually I make lemon meringue pie using Yellow lemon pie filling… but here is a recipe for making the pie filling from scratch) It was a bit more time-consuming but it is not difficult.at all! I made this beautiful pie crust… went to put it in the oven, the door hit my hand..obviously I was not…

Angel Food Cake

With all of the fresh fruit available now, an Angel Food Cake is the perfect thing to pair them with…. This recipe was easy & so much better than the store-bought ones! From Bon Appetit in  the BA Best collection, I found the recipe simple to follow. It worked perfectly…I was kind of worried it…

Fresh Strawberry Pie

My sister , Edith, has made this fresh strawberry pie for years. I have always thought it sounded delicious & I wasn’t wrong!! I do love the strawberry pies that have the custard on the bottom, strawberries & then that beautiful red glaze from the package you can get at the grocery store! Nothing wrong…

Caesar Salad with Toasted Panko Crumbs

Wow! I do not think I will every use croutons again! I loved this Caesar Salad with Toasted Panko Crumbs so much!

I saw a picture of a Caesar Salad with Toasted Panko Cumbs and knew I had to try it. You can use any Caesar Salad recipe you like but I will post the one I used!

I know that these toasted Panko crumbs will be good on any salad, they will add some delicious crunch! When I coat fish with Panko crumbs they get toasted during the cooking process so I already knew how tasty Panko is toasted and crunchy!

Here is the recipe, you can adjust amounts to suit your needs!

Ingredients

1 head of romaine lettuce

1 cup Panko Crumbs

2 tsp olive oil

Shredded or grated Parmesan Cheese for adding as garnish

Anchovies, optional… dice these if Are going to use them

Salad Dressing This is a no egg dressing

2/3 cup olive oil

6 tbsp mayonnaise

2 tsp garlic powder

1/2 juice of a lemon (you can add more if you like your dressing with more lemon flavor!)

1 tsp Worcestershire sauce

Salt & pepper to taste

Method

Preheat oven to 350f

  1. Wash & dry your lettuce. I like to cut the lettuce, i slice it in half then cut the lettuce in 2 inch pieces so they arent too big.. but you can tear it up too. Whatever you prefer. Put the lettuce into a large bowl that is big enough to toss your salad in
  2. Toss the Panko Breadcrumbs with the olive oil so that all of the crumbs are coated with the oil. Spread the crumbs evenly on a baking sheet. Bake in the preheated oven for approx.10 minutes but keep an eye on them!! You want the crumbs to be toasted nicely. Stir the crumbs once during the cooking period. When they are toasted to your liking, remove from the oven. Give them a stir & let them cool while you make the salad dressing.
  3. Make the dressing. Mix all of the ingredients together in a jar & give it a good shake. Taste & adjust the flavour. Add more lemon if you want or salt & pepper.
  4. If you are using anchovies, you can add them to the dressing or add them directly to the salad. I do that since I do to like anchovies ad Murray does.
  5. Pour some of the dressing on the lettuce, toss & sprinkle with the toasted Panko Bread Crumbs. You can sprinkle on some Parmesan cheese.

Enjoy!