Semiserious Chefs

Let me start this post by saying two things. First, I know that there are many different variations or takes on the ever popular jalapeno popper. Variations that I would eventually like to try, but for now I thought it would be best to start with the basic or standard jalapeno popper. The one that […]

Healthy and sweet, and easy to make with children? Perhaps this will become a Christmas classic! It started with the idea for a simple snack that I had remembered from a Raw Food Cookbook many years ago, (yes, that is correct, a Raw Food cookbook); almond stuffed dates rolled in coconut. Then I ran across […]

One of my favorite  foods to have in the fridge are simple spreads or sauces that can be added at the last minute to really turn a meal, snack, or pop visit from a friend into something gourmet. This olive tepenade is one such thing. It’s great served on bread or crackers or even thrown […]

I’m thinking it’s time I talked about something that’s moderately important to me, and that’s Mexican cuisine. I’m not Mexican, nor do I pretend to be, (if anyone cares) but I do love me some chili rellenos from time to time. In fact, I love me some enchiladas, beef tacos, chicken tacos, chicken fajitas, chicken […]

Sweet chili wings might be a little misleading as this is not intended to be a Thai sweet chili sauce. Nor is it intended to be some sort of Asian inspired sauce either. It came about as nothing more than me messing around in the kitchen and throwing a few ingredients together that I thought […]

Welcome to the chicken wings page! This is the first step of my plan of world domination. I have no idea what that means, but it sounds fiendish. As you might be familiar, I tend to prattle just a little bit during my blog entries. But not this time. No, this time I will try […]

Other than the time it takes [to explore] and peel away the banana blossom layers, this dish is really quite simple; pretty much just chop and toss, although I did quickly heat the vinaigrette to make sure the sugar and other flavors blend well. I was intrigued the other day when our local produce guy, […]

Spinach and artichoke dip is without a doubt one of my all time favorite appetizers. Notice I didn’t say that it was my “favorite” appetizer of all time, because that would just be silly. It is however, pretty far up on my list. So let me clarify my overly dramatic problem with the issue I […]

A little while ago… ok, it was quite a while ago, like nine months or something, I wrote down the idea ‘buffalo’d tomatoes and/with _______.’ It’s very sad that that note is still up on our board. Our enormous white board. If you ever have the misfortune of visiting our humble daycare/tornado of a home, […]

The more official name would be Spinach Salad with Kalamata and Pesto Dressing. The other day I was invited to attend a Murder Mystery dinner with a large group of friends. It happened to fall on the evening of a day that was already ENTIRELY packed! In the end, I had about an hour window […]