Recipes By Dymnyno
19 recipes found
Mexican Flan
It's important to use whole milk, heavy cream and more yolks than whites because it's the high fat that makes this Mexican flan recipe silky smooth.
Joe's Special (my version)
When I was in college there was a restaurant that served what became my go to/always order/breakfast/late night dinner. It is a non recipe, that is, the proportions of ingredients are just a guideline. The "original" called for ground beef and chicken eggs and onion, garlic and parmesan. I changed the ingredients but the spirit is still true to the "original".
FLASH FRIED BRUSSELS SPROUTS LEAVES
As a snack these crispy little brussels sprout leaves, flash fried and sprinkled with just a little sea salt are as addictive as popcorn. Quick and simple!
Aunt Evie's Chocolate-Coffee Frosting
My great aunt made this simple chocolate-coffee frosting recipe for a simple chocolate cake at least once a week for her family. It's timelessly delicious.
POMEGRANATE KOMBUCHA
I fell in love with this fermented, tangy, fizzy kombucha recipe that uses sweet tea as its base and decided that pomegranate would be a perfect fruit juice.
Avocado dressing
This is so simple I hardly call it a recipe. Yet it is one of my Summer staples when I am making tasty, healthy ,quick Summer salads. Avocados are such a perfect fruit that I hate to do much to disguise their creamy, nutty flavor and this dressing stays true to that premise. I usually use Hass avocados ,the dark pebbly looking ones that have the best flavor(in my opinion).
BLACK PEPPER-VANILLA BEAN-CITRUS VINAIGRETTE
The fragrant long and skinny vanilla bean has the most delicious flavor and is a secret ingredient in many of my favorite recipes. In this dressing the bean gets a starring role. Wonderful with shellfish, seafood and sliced citrus, it is equally fabulous with roasted chicken or pork. It is incredibly fragrant and flavorful. You might be tempted to just try a slug of it!
SAGE HONEY CHICKEN WITH A WALNUT CRUST
My favorite kind of recipe that uses just 5 ingredients and is ready for the spotlight in about 35 minutes for a great dinner. Try this Honey Sage Chicken!
ZESTY HALF AND HALF
I love ice tea and drink it all year long. There is always a jar brewing on my countertop; what is called sun tea. A big squeeze of lemon juice or two or three are always added...no sugar. In restaurants I often order that drink named after a famous golfer. I love the combo of ice tea and lemon juice. Sometimes it is called a half and half because that is the ratio of ice tea to lemon and water. My version has a rim of lemon zest to punctuate the flavor of the lemon.
Sicilian Blood Orange Marmalade
This is a recipe that I adapted from one found in a Sicilian cookbook. This blood orange marmalade is delectable!
Snow White's Apple
My mother always made candied apples for Halloween. She made a huge batch for the neighborhood kids every year. She added red food coloring to make them bright red. I decided that the apples were gorgeous as nature intended so I left that ingredient out. This is so simple it is hardly a recipe...but it is a solid tradition. (the candy thermometer was my mother's at least 40 years ago). I used winesap apples, a US heirloom variety. The trees on our property are over 100 years old. - dymnyno
CONFETTI CAULIFLOWER
I love the bright green and red colors of this appetizer. It looks gorgeous in the middle of a table. The cauliflowers at the farmers' market are a stunning display of bright colors...orange, green and purple. Here I have dressed up a plain white one so that it holds its own for gaudiness and especially for taste!
Sweet, Salty, Spicy
Whenever I think of heirloom tomatoes, I think of last year's local roadside vegetable and fruit stand that had a huge sign listing the available produce...including HERLOOM TOMATOES. (I have become a terrible speller myself...too much red wine?) This tomato recipe produces an intense sweet, salty, spicy tomato condiment that is delicious on sandwiches, salads or just as an side to the main course. Use all the ingredients somewhat lightly so as not to overshadow the luscious flavor of the fresh heirloom/herloom tomatoes.
The Most Basic Chicken Stock
There is not much to this recipe! It is the most basic chicken stock that becomes the building block for many of my recipes I am a purist...I like recipes clean and simple. But you never know just how important something as simple as chicken stock will play in my recipes.
MIGNONETTE FOR OYSTERS
I love oysters just as nature made them...right out of Tomales Bay, right out of the shell. The best oyster company on Tomales Bay (north of SF in Marin) is the Hog Island Oyster Co. which farms the best tasting oysters. They make a sauce that they call Hog Wash. This is sort of what I remember it tastes like.. And, it's quick to make when your ship comes in (with oysters)!
LIMONCELLO
I have given you my recipes for Nocino and French 44. So, I figured you might as well have my third favorite liqueur. I used to make this all the time...then everyone started making it. It is also available commercially, but I tried it and found it way to sweet. With this method you can control the sweetness, but, it is lemon based so you need sweetness. In the summertime limoncello tastes divine with a splash of sparkling water and ice.
JALEPENO PEPPER BITES
My garden was full of these wonderful little peppers...some turning bright orange. These little stuffed peppers are real palate awakening wonders! If the peppers are small (bitesize) use a whole pepper. If they are larger, then before stuffing cut the pepper in half and stuff as directed.
Lazy Mary's Lemon Tart
This is a great dessert to make at the last minute. This lazy Mary's lemon tart recipe is delicious.
RED BEER
After I finished college many years ago I decided to take my diploma and become a ski bum in Idaho. Back then there were some strange "blue laws".. liquor laws. One was that you had to be 21 to drink hard alcohol but only 18 to drink beer...in the same bar! But beer was the only alcohol legally served on Sundays. So, everyone drank just beer or red beer which was just beer with a shot of tomato juice. Back then in Ketchum, Idaho bars weren't fancy, so if you asked for a lemon slice or lime they knew that you were from out of town. You were not a local.