Tri-tip roasts are a popular meat; it's a flavorful cut, perfect for barbecuing and grilling. Triangular in shape, it is also called sirloin tip, culotte steak, triangle steak, and Santa Maria-style. The tri-tip cut is rather lean and can get tough if over-cooked. So, don't trim the fat before cooking (it ... More

Here's a favorite from the archives, Ceviche, one of the best possible things one can prepare with a fillet of fresh red snapper.  The acid from the limes and lemons change the structure of the proteins in the fish, essentially "cooking" the fish without using heat. You can try Ceviche rolled ... More

Memorial Day Buttermilk Pie.  Has a nice ring to it, doesn't it?  A custard pie actually, and it's quite sweet. You eat buttermilk pancakes, don't you? Buttermilk biscuits? Buttermilk tastes great in lots of things.    To get this recipe, please go to SimplyRecipes.com.     More

What is a Tartine?   A tartine (pronounced "tarteen") is an open faced sandwich means a slice of bread, toasted or not, with something spread on it, nicely arranged layers of yummy things. To get this recipe, please go to SimplyRecipes.com. More

Unlike most egg nest recipes with which you may be familiar, the ones with the egg filling the hole in a slice of bread, this recipe doesn't use bread, but has you separate the egg, whip up the egg white, form a nest with the whipped egg white, and bake ... More

This recipe is perfect for spring!  It's a pesto pasta made with blanched asparagus, baby spinach, pine nuts, Parmesan, garlic and olive oil, tossed with a mix of egg and green spinach noodles.   To get this recipe, please go to SimplyRecipes.com.     More

Cobb salad is the quintessential American salad, first pulled together on a whim by Robert Cobb of the former Los Angeles landmark Brown Derby restaurant when he needed to feed Sid Grauman late one night (1937). It was such a hit, movie stars started requesting "Cobb's salad", and soon its ... More

Although the recipe is designed for grilling, it can easily be done in the oven. The ricotta cheese and the herbs make for a truly tasty chicken, filling, but not too rich.     To get this recipe, please go to SimplyRecipe.com.     More

Here is a favorite recipe for zucchini fritters, which look a lot like potato latkes, except without the potato. A tasty, easy option if you are trying to get your kids to eat more veggies. Plain yogurt works just as well as a condiment with these as sour cream.   ... More

Quesadilla pie is a casserole made in a pie dish with stacked flour tortillas and layers of cheesy filling, baked until browned and crispy. The beauty of quesadilla pie is that it's a great way to use up leftovers and odds and ends. The essentials are the tortillas and the ... More