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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 in the Kitchen

Put An Egg On It

I receive a couple of different food and recipe emails during the week - one of which comes from the New York Times. The latest email had a recipe for a Cocotte Burger - from a restaurant in Paris, of
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Dried Pepper Hot Sauce

When I was at Gentile's, yesterday, I saw a bunch of dried peppers hanging by the register. My impulse buys of the morning were Guajillo peppers, Pasilla peppers, and Chipotle peppers. I had also picked up a couple of fresh
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More Salads

We've joined a gym, boys and girls. A real gym. With all sorts of wild machines and a pool and a sauna and racquetball and a basketball court and people to tell you what to do - or don't do,
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Orecchiette

Fun stuff in the 'fridge can often elicit a fun dinner - and a fun dinner is what we had! The goal is to eat a bit healthier which means there's more fresh vegetables in the 'fridge - which means use
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Salads and Fig Bruschetta

Ya remember those over-priced figs I bought on Friday? They became Fig Bruschetta on Saturday! And they were really good! And really easy to put together. First, I sliced my crusty bread, lightly brushed it with olive oil, and then toasted
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Chicken Wings and The Farmer's Market

Call me disappointed. One of the things I've been looking forward to is being able to shop at the Lancaster County Farmer's Market down the road from us. They're only open three days a week and - I was always working
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Mexican-Inspired Potato Salad

I love it when recipes create themselves... No thought on my part - the ingredients just make it into the bowl on their own. That's what happened today with my Mexican-Inspired Potato Salad. I knew I was going to make a
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Polpette and Pistachios

The Second Civil War rages on around us, but we're holding our own. We're two miles from Valley Forge and would be joining the encampment, there, except the cabins and tents aren't air conditioned. Valley Forge in the winter is
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Pork Chops, Apples, and Onions

The joys of retirement and planning little projects... Up towards the top of the list is cleaning out the freezer. We've been reasonably good about rotating things in and out, but there are a few things that really do need to
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Summer Salads

It's summertime. It's noon and 95°F - that's 35°C for the civilized world. With the heat index and all the stuff they calculate to make it look even hotter, it's 104°F - or, 40°C. But Fahrenheit or Celsius, it's hot,
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Other Stuff

Retirement

It's easy to shine when you're surrounded by stars... And that, boys and girls, sums up my almost 17 years at Trader Joe's. They made it easy. Until the last day. Thursday, before opening, we were listening to showtunes when One Day
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Buttermilk Ranch Dressing

The latest issue of Fine Cooking Magazine has nine different salad dressings that all look pretty good. We make all our own dressings - of course we do - and most of the time lean towards variations on oil and
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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
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Pork Chops and Peaches

'Tis the season... Stone fruits - peaches, plums, nectarines, apricots - they're all starting to hit the stores. And I am psyched! I am a huge summer fruit fan. I know that most of this stuff - especially berries -
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Strawberry Jam

I brought home a 4-pound package of strawberries. Four pounds. Like Victor and I could possibly eat four pounds of strawberries before they turned to mold. It was one of those I know I shouldn't do this but they look
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Food Stuff

Chicken Salads

When I cooked the chicken yesterday, I knew that some of it was going to become salads, today. I don't often plan meals in advance, but cooking a whole chicken is a lot of chicken - and we all know
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Desserts

Grape Clafoutis

I was looking for a quick dessert and just happened to have some grapes in the 'fridge. Next thing I knew, there was a clafoutis in the oven! Clafoutis is a French dessert that is traditionally made with cherries with the
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Fregola

Close to 8 years ago, I bought a bag of fregola, cooked it up, wrote about it, and promptly forgot about it. Evidently, it didn't make an impression on me. A few days ago, I was reading an article about Sardinia
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Bread

Hamburger Buns

It's an absolutely gorgeous, sunny day, out there - a perfect day for firing up the grill and cooking some burgers. That, of course, means making hamburger buns! I know that any normal person would run down to the store
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Victor in the Kitchen

Breaking Out the Big Pots

While I was toiling away at work, today, Victor was at home making a big batch of sauce. We haven't had any sauce downstairs for weeks - and I can't tell you how much I've missed it. I really get
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Chicken Skewers on the Grill

Kabobs, brochettes, skewers, satays... With apologies to Shakespeare, meat on a stick by any other name would smell as sweet. Or savory, as the case may be. Back in the Dark Ages of my restaurant cooking, if we cooked it on
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Desserts

Peach Upside Down Cake

In keeping with our mini-dessert theme, Victor headed into the kitchen and made a mini Peach Upside Down Cake - and it is outrageously good! It's one of those things that is so basic in concept and so over the
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Smoky Peach Strawberry Whiskey BBQ Sauce

Whaddaya do with 2 peaches, a handful of strawberries, and some onion and tomato left over from morning bagels? Why... you make barbecue sauce, of course! I had been thinking about making some BBQ sauce for a few days - and
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Desserts

Chocolate Cake For Two

We have dessert every night. Yep. Every night. 7pm. The Jeopardy theme song starts playing, Blanche perks up, and dessert is served. Every night. Blanche gets her two cookies and we get cookies, cakes, pies, ice cream - sometimes even something
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Pecan-Crusted Catfish

We did a trek to the Wayne Music Festival this afternoon. Heard some fun music, bought a new pair of handmade thongs - that's flip-flops for the non-Californians - with a lifetime guarantee. I remember years ago when we were
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Other Stuff

Food, Travel, and No More

Can I ever relate to that quote... I heard about Anthony Bourdain killing himself this morning, and my first thought was along the lines of wouldn't it be nice if we could all choose the place and time of our own
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Shrimp and Artichokes and Pasta

When I was taking the shrimp and artichoke hearts out of the freezer at 3:15 this morning, I was thinking risotto for dinner. 3 ayem was a bit chilly outside - not cold, just a bit of chill in the
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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

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 as only a squash plant can! The tomatoes ar...

by Tim Dineen

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 the things I like most about Mary Ann is that ...

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

Hamburger Buns

It’s an absolutely gorgeous, sunny day, out there – a perfect day for firing up the grill and cooking some burgers. That, of course, means making hamburger buns! I know that any normal person would run down to the store and pick up a pack. And we all know that the las...

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

Memorial Day 2018

It is dark and bleak outside. The rain is coming down in buckets. I guess it’s kinda fitting for a Memorial Day weekend – the weekend where we’re supposed to honor those who have died defending our country. This isn’t Veteran’s Day weekend – it...

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

Ratatouille From The Garden

We have achieved vegetables! Not a whole lot, but the zucchini and eggplant are looking go...

Tim in the Kitchen

Tim Dineen
Salads and Sore Muscles

Today was our first actual workout day at the gym. Other than some sore leg muscles, IR...

Tim in the Kitchen

Tim Dineen
Focaccia alla Molisana

Here’s one from Mary Ann Esposito – another of my favorite Italian chefs. Her ...

Victor in the Kitchen

Tim Dineen
Put An Egg On It

I receive a couple of different food and recipe emails during the week – one of whic...

Tim in the Kitchen

Tim Dineen
Dried Pepper Hot Sauce

When I was at Gentile’s, yesterday, I saw a bunch of dried peppers hanging by the re...

Tim in the Kitchen

Tim Dineen
More Salads

We’ve joined a gym, boys and girls. A real gym. With all sorts of wild machines and ...

Tim in the Kitchen

Tim Dineen
Orecchiette

Fun stuff in the ‘fridge can often elicit a fun dinner – and a fun dinner is w...

Tim in the Kitchen

Tim Dineen