Recipes by Diane Nader-Epling

United States Chef

	Tender Chicken Tender by Diane Nader-Epling 21FebLike Elvis’s ‘Love Me Tender, Love Me Sweet,’ tonight’s dinner answered his soulful call.Chicken tenders aren’t usually considered sexy or soulful, but rather utilitarian in nature. And yet, that’s exactly what makes them so easy to manipulate into something exceeding the mundane.Simple ingredients (hopefully, a part of your…	1 vote 298 views
	Advice From the Meat Case by Diane Nader-Epling 20AugI was hanging around the meat case the other day, thinking about how much cheaper it would be to convert to veganism. A pleasant interruption from a mom and child duo reminded me I had meat to buy for dinner that night. I assessed the case as a purveyor of diamonds would do, finally latching onto a package of london broil chops…	1 vote 326 views
	Fish & Blueberries by Diane Nader-Epling 14FebThis dish reminds me of the book ‘Blueberries for Sal’ that my kids liked me reading years ago. You may have heard that much of the country fell under a massive snowstorm last night, and we southern West Virginians got dumped upon, as well.This giddy Cleveland girl welcomes snow whenever possible, and dinner celebrated this…	1 vote 314 views
	In With the Old; Out With the New by Diane Nader-Epling 2JanTime to bring back simple, uncomplicated cookery.There is no good cause for balsamic reductions to adorn half the menu.Palates need not be confused, overwhelmed, nor satiated with a confetti of flavor combinations just to make the menu appear sophisticated. No, contrived is not appealing. On this (and little else) Kaukab would…	1 vote 235 views
	Leftovers: Feeding Friends by Diane Nader-Epling 28DecDay 3 post Christmas (Day 4, if you count Eve), and the leftovers are still doing their job.Home from making lattes and teas, violin girl dropped by, along with a couple of hometown friends (one, back from college). Hungry and happy, they sat at the kitchen table, while Kaukab’s daughter pulled out various bowls from the fridge,…	1 vote 304 views
	A New Season by Diane Nader-Epling Well, here we are. A fresh new season and Kaukab’s daughter is ready to turn over a new leaf. Several leaves, in fact.New school year. New family configurations. New food. New, New, NEW!Perhaps an update to serve as the appetizer. Violin girl is away at college for the first time, which means no live music while the cook’s busy…	1 vote 266 views
	On to something else by Diane Nader-Epling 4AugWell, I think we’ve all had our fil’ of chicken for the moment, so in honor of moving on, Kaukab’s daughter decided to stuff some Khusa squash she found at the Farmers’ Market a few days earlier. This squash is the kind Kaukab used a lot. It’s a small, tender-skinned specimen, with a pretty light-green color.They’d been sitting on…	1 vote 278 views
	Drumsticks and Violins by Diane Nader-Epling Two weeks ago, a certain someone’s violin met it’s near demise. Case open, a heavy-footed drummer(not mine) accidently came into direct contact with its neck. In the dark, drummer boy (mine) stood motionless. When asked by the heavy-footed perp, “What was that??” he muttered…nothing.Speechless, his only thought was ‘How do I tell…	1 vote 299 views
	Food Pics! by Diane Nader-Epling 15MaySo, I had promised you some food pics. Here they are. Not the prettiest, but hey, cooking shouldn’t be about contests, right?In case you wondered about the roasted corn: I had taken a Mexican means of seasoning roasted corn-on-the-cob and modified it to in-house stove cooking. In a cast iron skillet, with melted butter (about 3…	1 vote 333 views
	Summer’s Last Tomatoes by Diane Nader-Epling Leave it to Kaukab’s daughter to wait until Summer’s end to finally make some.Don’t act like you don’t know.But, just in case…I’ll give you a hint.Ready?They’re green.And fried.Like these:Fried Green Tomatoes!!!I can’t tell you how long it’s been since I last made these. Yes, since the previous summer.Every time I make them, I tell…	1 vote 241 views