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In the Kitchen with Polly

In the Kitchen with Polly

"It's all about the recipe!"

Author: Polly

It's all about the recipe. Really, it is. I have amassed quite a collection of recipes from my favorite cookbooks, food magazines, friends, the Internet, and more recently my adult daughters. I test every recipe I post. Some I've been cooking for years, decades even, a few I have made only a few times. I don't post mediocre recipes. I don't post good recipes. I post GREAT recipes. I started “In the Kitchen with Polly” on January 1, 2010, a joint venture between myself and my non-cooking but most excellent webmaster, proofreader, technical goddess and all-around bestie, Ratty. (Not a joke. Ratty is her chosen name. Her Mama didn’t do that to her, she did it to herself.) Last year we hit a snag. The website went up in flames. Monstrous flames. It took a long time to sort out what happened and even longer to recreate what was lost. Hundreds of pictures, gone, and every recipe we posted (300+) over the last 14 years had to be reformatted. It's done now though. I like this brighter version. Scroll through. Find something you like. There’s a search button and there are also tags to click on if you want to find a recipe for a specific food. If you need it, the print button is on the preview page and at the end of the recipe page. Enjoy! One caveat: I am not a food photographer or professional blogger. I have a cell phone, but harnessing the light and plating a dish are not skills of mine. Please don't judge a recipe by my photos. I promise your dishes will look much better IRL. Polly
Tomato Cucumber Salad
AppetizersGluten FreeSaladsSide DishesSummerVegetarian

Tomato Cucumber Salad

PollyJuly 20, 2025August 28, 2025

It’s so easy to overlook a simple salad. For all those home gardeners or Farmer’s Market shoppers, this is for you! At some point in the summer, we all end up with an overabundance of our fancy, heirloom tomatoes and…

Street Corn Salad/Elote
Gluten FreeGuest RecipeSaladsSide DishesSummerVegetarianVeggies

Street Corn Salad/Elote

PollyJuly 20, 2025August 28, 2025

I’m sure you’ve seen, or at least heard of, the Mexican street vendors—the ones selling hot corn-on-the-cob on a stick? It’s quickly rubbed with mayo, then rolled in Cotija cheese, sprinkled with lime juice, and topped with a bit of…

Mom’s Meatball Subs
Guest RecipeMain DishRed MeatSandwiches

Mom’s Meatball Subs

PollyJuly 20, 2025July 21, 2025

By Hannah Lineberry, from her cookbook, The Good ‘Wich. Hannah remembers me making these for team snacks after Water Polo tournaments! 🙂 You’ve had to have lived with three Water Polo players who swam on the off season to really…

Polly’s No-Garlic Garlic Bread
BreadsSandwichesVegetarian

Polly’s No-Garlic Garlic Bread

PollyJuly 20, 2025January 13, 2026

Say what now? No-Garlic Garlic Bread? I guess I could’ve called it Parmesan Onion bread, but there are so many ideas of what Parmesan Onion Bread might be, I don’t think that anyone will have a clear idea of what…

Tropical Pineapple Pie
FruitsPies & TartsSummerSweets

Tropical Pineapple Pie

PollyJuly 20, 2025August 28, 2025

Picture is showing Pineapple Pie with no macadamia nuts, a tragedy of immense proportions. Add the macadamia nuts! I didn’t, obviously, and the disappointed faces and heavy sighs all around the table will remind me not to do that again.…

The Missed-Steak Burger
GrillingGuest RecipeMain DishMeatlessSandwichesSummerVeganVegetarian

The Missed-Steak Burger

PollyJuly 18, 2025September 16, 2025

This is my daughter Hannah’s creation from her cook book The Good ‘Witch 🙂 It’s a super yummy veggie option at BBQs, and it’s a hit with a lot of people, not just vegetarians! This particular version looks a bit…

Seared Salmon with Lemon-Ginger-Chive-Butter
Gluten FreeMain DishSeafood

Seared Salmon with Lemon-Ginger-Chive-Butter

PollyJuly 17, 2025July 17, 2025

Photo: I forgot the chives, so had to sprinkle a few green onions on top 🙂 The recipe below is for four 5oz salmon steaks. These days though, I cook for one. So I make the Lemon-Ginger-Chive-Butter, using what I…

Pavlova
Cakes & CupcakesGluten FreePies & TartsSeasonalSweetsVegetarian

Pavlova

PollyJuly 3, 2025August 6, 2025

In England, Australia, New Zealand and my house, Pavlova is a very popular dessert.  I am not sure why it’s not only not popular in the US but it’s not even well known!  Pavlova is a quick, light, impressive, and utterly…

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It's all about the recipe—really, it is! I have amassed quite a collection of recipes from my favorite cookbooks, food magazines, friends, the Internet, and more recently my adult daughters. I test every recipe I post. Some I've been cooking for years, decades even, and a few I have made only a few times. I don't post mediocre recipes. I don't post good recipes. I post GREAT recipes! When I find a recipe I LOVE, I can't wait to share it. I started In the Kitchen with Polly on January 01, 2010, a joint venture between myself and my non-cooking but most excellent webmaster, proofreader, technical goddess and all-around bestie, ratty (not a joke—ratty is her chosen nickname—her Mama didn’t do that to her, she did it to herself!). Last year we hit a snag—the website went up in monstrous flames. It took a long time to sort out what happened and even longer to recreate what was lost. Hundreds of pictures gone, and every recipe we posted (300+) over the last 14 years had to be reformatted, many pictures retaken. It's done now though, and we are back! I like this brighter version :) Scroll through! Find something you like, and let's get cooking! There’s a search button and there are also tags to click on if you want to find a recipe for a specific food. If you need it, the print button is on the preview page and at the end of each post.

Enjoy!

polly

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