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Spiedini di Pollo, Fagioli, e Prugne

I get a daily email from La Cucina Italiana magazine - in Italian. It always has lots of recipes - also in Italian. My web browser automatically translates to English, but we all know how web translators can butcher a
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Eggplant Three Ways

The eggplants are coming in fast and furious. That means the brain has to get working - I can only eat so much caponata. Coming up with ideas for food is fun - and making several of those ideas is
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Bread

The End of Week Five

We're both down ten pounds! What a way to go! It's pretty crazy. I feel good - sore, but good. I honestly never saw myself as a person who would go to a gym - let alone semi-enjoy it! It's rather
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Almost Jambalaya

I did a bit of a 'fridge clean-out for dinner, tonight. These are fun dinners because they're usually good and probably won't be replicated anytime soon. I seem to do this a lot with Jambalaya - I never quite have
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Pork Cutlets and Roasted Beets

Yesterday, I roasted beets, white carrots, and leeks as our dinner side. For the main course, I had made lamb chops with peppers, tomatoes, onions, and marsala. When I looked at the amount of food I had produced, the beets
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Fried Peppers

The weather - the torrential rains - have pretty much destroyed the tomato crop, this year. It's pretty sad how poorly they have done - literally rotting on the vines. Today, it rained so much so hard so fast, that we
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The End of Week Four

“My doctor told me I had to stop throwing intimate dinners for four unless there are three other people.” -- Orson Welles It's the end of Week Four and we're doing pretty well. I'm officially down 8 pounds and Victor is
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Chicken and Lentils

I think my most difficult habit to break is always having a ton of food around the house. Or, more realistically, it's cooking portions or amounts small enough that there's not a ton of food around the house. It's a challenge
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Spaghetti and Littleneck Clams

My impulse buy of the day, today, was a bag of littleneck clams. I saw them at the store and the next thing I knew, I was planning spaghetti and littlenecks for dinner. Why not, eh?!? There's pretty much one recipe
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Chili Two Ways

I made a pot of chili the other day, thinking chili atop a baked potato was well within our dietary regime. I've been a chili lover since Day One. My mother said that the first solid food I ate as
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Salads

Another successful produce run down to Gentile's, today. It's becoming my grocery home-away-from-home. Once I finally learned how to get there using back roads, the trip takes no time at all. Gotta love Google Maps. The trek to Gentile's was after
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Piel del Sapo Melon

I found a new melon at Gentile's, today - a Piel del Sapo - also known as a Santa Claus Melon! It's a casaba type melon and is a winter melon variety along with honeydew, Crenshaw, and Canary. From Specialty Produce: The
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Roasted Chicken Provençal

Last week when we were in Rochester, our friend, Ann, made Roasted Chicken Provençal for all of us our first night there. It was so good, I decided I needed to make it, myself - right away! The recipe is
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Piadina

It seems that most cultures have a flatbread of sorts. I thought the Italian versions were pizza and focaccia - and then I learned about piadina. Piadina hails from the north of Italy - Emilia-Romagna - more or less between
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The End of Week Three

We've been at this for three weeks, now - and are finally seeing some results! Victor is down seven pounds and I am down five - and it's quite obvious we have not been suffering in the food department! This
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Fava Beans and Eggplant

I made a bean salad the other day with dried beans I had picked up down at Reading Terminal Market. Real simple - soak beans overnight, cook, drain, make stuff. I also had some dried fava beans that were a
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Bread

Homemade Flour Tortillas

The downside of our new eating regime is I haven't been baking any bread. Baking bread is one of my more favorite things to do, and while I will be getting back to it, I haven't taken the time to
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Braised Leeks and Cod

The August issue of Cooking Light arrived and it was replete with seafood recipes - perfect, since we rarely eat enough seafood. We both love seafood - just about any type - but we just don't cook it that often.
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Holidaze

The Social Security Birthday - and a Four-Day Birthday Weekend

One of the [many] fun things about being retired, is I can take a 4-day birthday weekend and not have to use vacation days! We get to just go. Well... after arranging the Nonna-Sitter, and all... but, you get the
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First Tomato From the Garden

Finally. Our first tomato has arrived! Well - the first we could eat, that is... Critters have gotten to a few of the ripe low-hangers. It's kinda what the hell - they need to eat, too. The plants are really full
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Lentils and Shrimp

Tonight we're blending cultures from Ethiopia and the Persian Gulf using the spice blends Berbere and Baharat. Berbere is a very familiar spice to me. I worked with several Ethiopians when I was on staff at UCSF and even had the
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Chicken and Peaches

Leftover chicken is a luxury - in a matter of minutes, dinner can be on the table. And when it started out pretty well-seasoned, it's even easier. Once upon a time, there probably wouldn't have been any leftover chicken, but we're
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Spatchcocked Chicken

Tonight's dinner is brought to you by the Food Section of the New York Times. I'm a NY Times subscriber and get regular emails from the food section. I like the Times recipes because they're time-tested - if you follow their
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Victor in the Kitchen

Limoncello

When life hands you lemons, it's time to make Limoncello! As we all must surely know by now, Limoncello is an Italian cordial - but what we may or may not know, is that it's a relative newcomer to the game.
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Fresh Figs

Fresh figs have arrived - and my tummy is smiling! I picked up a small container of them, yesterday, with the sole intent of making a savory topping for steaks, tonight. I don't often impulse-buy something with a definite purpose,
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South of the Wall Sandwiches

Back in the late '80s or early '90s, I subscribed to Eating Well magazine. I was working in Nutrition and Dietetics at the time, and was actually starting to learn about food as fuel for the body and not just
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Burgers

I've never been a goal-maker. I don't even have a bucket list. Yes, there are things that I would like to do - like see an opera at Teatro alla Scala in Milan - but I'm not going to lose
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Ratatouille From The Garden

We have achieved vegetables! Not a whole lot, but the zucchini and eggplant are looking good. Well... the eggplant is. The zucchini has some issues - I had to get rid of half of the plant - but it's still producing
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Salads and Sore Muscles

Today was our first actual workout day at the gym. Other than some sore leg muscles, I'm feeling pretty good. Not being an anatomy major - I think they're the quadriceps I'm feeling. Whatever. I used them, today. What a
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Victor in the Kitchen

Focaccia alla Molisana

Here's one from Mary Ann Esposito - another of my favorite Italian chefs. Her show, Ciao Italia has been on TV for almost 30 years - the longest-running TV cooking show, ever. Not bad for a girl from Buffalo! One of
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Tim and Victor's Totally Joyous Recipes

Welcome to the site!

We have recipes from family reunions, heart-healthy from the ’90s, artery-clogging from the ’60’s, rustic breads, gooey desserts, hundreds of recipes from friends and family, quick and easy ideas, and whatever we decided to pull together for dinner.
Eclectic, to say the least.

And eclectic really does sum up what it’s all about – fun food for fun people with something for any occasion.

Peruse the site and have some fun! There are several thousand recipes just waiting for you!

Tim in the Kitchen

https://www.lacucinaitaliana.it/ricetta/secondi/spiedini-di-pollo-fagioli-e-albicocche/

Spiedini di Pollo, Fagioli, e Prugne

I get a daily email from La Cucina Italiana magazine – in Italian. It always has lots of recipes – also in Italian. My web browser automatically translates to English, but we all know how web translators can butcher a language. I think it’s especially true with ...

by Tim Dineen

Victor in the Kitchen

Limoncello

When life hands you lemons, it’s time to make Limoncello! As we all must surely know by now, Limoncello is an Italian cordial – but what we may or may not know, is that it’s a relative newcomer to the game. There is no historical documentation regarding the use ...

by Tim Dineen

Both of Us in the Kitchen

Pork Tenderloin

The planned dinner tonight was a pork tenderloin. Planned, as in I took a pork tenderloin out of the freezer. I had no idea what I was going to do with it, but then, that’s not unusual. I tend to kinda wing things, ya know?!? After bacon, the tenderloin is pretty much the w...

by Tim Dineen

Bread

The End of Week Five

We’re both down ten pounds! What a way to go! It’s pretty crazy. I feel good – sore, but good. I honestly never saw myself as a person who would go to a gym – let alone semi-enjoy it! It’s rather amazing how 1) difficult it is and 2) easy it is. I kn...

by Tim Dineen

Desserts

Vanilla Cake for Two

Since I made a Chocolate Cake for Two a couple of weeks ago, I thought it time to make a Vanilla Cake for Two. I love cake. hell – I love desserts, period. This is where I really take after my mother. You’ll note in the cook books she put together over the years tha...

by Tim Dineen

Holidaze

The Social Security Birthday – and a Four-Day Birthday Weekend

One of the [many] fun things about being retired, is I can take a 4-day birthday weekend and not have to use vacation days! We get to just go. Well… after arranging the Nonna-Sitter, and all… but, you get the idea. It’s totally liberating to just do things when ...

by Tim Dineen

THE COOKBOOK COLLECTIONS

Family
and
Friends

This is a collection of recipes from family and friends, TV personalities, and stuff just found along the way. There are handwritten recipes from long-gone relatives and things we’ve recently found. There’s no real rhyme or reason to anything other than they’re things we like. Because that’s really what it’s all about.

THE RECIPES
THE COOKBOOK COLLECTIONS

Outrageous
Holiday
Cooking

These are recipes shared by our wonderful family and friends. Recipes that have been handed down over the years as well as fun foods newly created. A one-stop-shop for all your Holiday Cooking!

THE RECIPES
THE COOKBOOK COLLECTIONS

Family Reunion
Recipes
One

Family recipes shared at our first Family Reunion at Fort Robinson, Nebraska in 1986. They run the gamut from savory to sweet - with something for everyone.

THE RECIPES
THE COOKBOOK COLLECTIONS

Family Reunion
Recipes
Two

Family recipes shared at our second Family Reunion at Fort Robinson, Nebraska in 1996. Even more fun foods!

THE RECIPES
THE COOKBOOK COLLECTIONS

Tim's
Mom's
Cookbooks

Here it is! Tim’s Mom’s collection of recipes from the 1960’s and 1970’s. Days when cooking was definitely more fun and adventurous! The two original loose leaf binders contain recipes culled from magazines and newspapers, as well as handwritten recipes by her, her mother, and other friends and relatives.

THE RECIPES
THE COOKBOOK COLLECTIONS

Recipes
From The
Heart

These recipes were created for the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics at the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center by menu and recipe coordinator Christine Leishman, who has extensive experience in some of San Francisco’s finest restaurants. They are for anyone who is serious about cooking and eating delicious and healthful foods.

THE RECIPES
THE COOKBOOK COLLECTIONS

Little Gram's
Cookbook

“Little Gram” was Mary Ferante, nee Taomina. She was our sister-in-law Marie’s Grandmother, and, while not exactly a blood relation to us, was nevertheless “Little Grandma” to us as well. She was spry, active, and ready to talk politics or cooking right up to her passing in July 2008 at 105. Yes, one hundred and five.

THE RECIPES
THE COOKBOOK COLLECTIONS

Recipes
From
Villa Modica

The villa is located in Modica, province of Ragusa, in Sicily – in the southeastern corner of the island. Close to Syracusa, Catania, and easy driving to Mount Etna, it’s the perfect location. And the food. The food. The food...

THE RECIPES
THE COOKBOOK COLLECTIONS

Quick Meals
In
Minutes

These are mostly recipes created when Tim was doing demo work. They are quick and easy - and should really take only minutes to throw together.

THE RECIPES

Spiedini di Pollo, Fagioli, e Prugne

I get a daily email from La Cucina Italiana magazine – in Italian. It always has lot...

Tim in the Kitchen

Tim Dineen
Eggplant Three Ways

The eggplants are coming in fast and furious. That means the brain has to get working R...

Tim in the Kitchen

Tim Dineen
The End of Week Five

We’re both down ten pounds! What a way to go! It’s pretty crazy. I feel good &...

Bread

Tim Dineen
Almost Jambalaya

I did a bit of a ‘fridge clean-out for dinner, tonight. These are fun dinners becaus...

Tim in the Kitchen

Tim Dineen
Pork Cutlets and Roasted Beets

Yesterday, I roasted beets, white carrots, and leeks as our dinner side. For the main cour...

Tim in the Kitchen

Tim Dineen
Fried Peppers

The weather – the torrential rains – have pretty much destroyed the tomato cro...

Tim in the Kitchen

Tim Dineen
The End of Week Four

“My doctor told me I had to stop throwing intimate dinners for four unless there are thr...

Tim in the Kitchen

Tim Dineen