Posted in chicken, comfort, easy meals, mushrooms, sauce on Oct 10th, 2011 2 Comments »
This week Central Market had the most beautiful local portabella mushroom caps on display. Though I’ve never been able to pull off the portabella burger (it’s a texture thing), I absolutely love the flavor of cooked portabellas. This super fast sauce created from roasted chicken pan juices and a little whiskey was the perfect way [...]
Posted in cheese, chicken, comfort, food to share, Freezes Well, leftovers, make and store recipes, mushrooms, pasta on Sep 28th, 2011 4 Comments »
Blasted tech support. I spent the whole day yesterday trying to get this post onto my site. Someone asked me for a chicken tetrazzini recipe. I can’t remember who it was, SMIL perhaps? Someone else? I haven’t made this in ages, so it took me awhile to track it down. I don’t think I’ve attempted [...]
Posted in chicken, mushrooms, sauce on Sep 20th, 2011 2 Comments »
It’s been an absurdly long time since I posted a new recipe. It really wasn’t intentional; I’ve just been doing other things. Many people asked if I stopped cooking or was quitting the blog. As for cooking, no I haven’t stopped, just suffered from a lull in creativity and perhaps from over committing. As for [...]
Posted in cheap meals, chicken, comfort, easy meals, food to share on Mar 7th, 2011 4 Comments »
One of our tried and true staples back since my Round Rock days has been beer can chicken. First and foremost, who doesn’t love a recipe that starts off 1) Open beer, 2) Drink half… (I feel like Jim Belushi in the Johnsonville Brats commercial.) As summer lurks just around the corner, it’s time to [...]
Posted in chicken, citrus, dressing, salad, sides on Jan 31st, 2011 2 Comments »
This simple salad has been one of my favorites of the year. It requires you to step away from the pre-washed bagged lettuce, but I think Romaine hearts are one of the easiest lettuces to prepare. If you can chop and wash celery, romaine hearts work the exact same way. Adding sliced grilled chicken can [...]
Posted in bread, chicken, easy meals, food to share, herbs, sauce on Oct 18th, 2010 2 Comments »
This super quick chicken recipe is fancy enough for dinner guests, though admittedly probably a bit to spicy for children. My friend Dr. Ruth, no not that Dr. Ruth – this one is a professor at UT, recommended her version adapted from an old issue of Bon Appetit. I adapted the herbs further to my [...]
Posted in cheap meals, chicken, easy meals, lunchbox, make and store recipes, sandwiches on Sep 21st, 2010 No Comments »
I’m genetically designed to hate lunch meat. There’s been so much discussion in my life about the qualities required for edible lunchmeat, my sister Amelia just doesn’t eat sandwiches at all any more. Some lunch meat is wet, some is to dry, anything coming prepackaged is frightening. And when Rocke’s Butcher Shop moved across the [...]
Posted in cheese, chicken, easy meals, spinach, weekly menu on Aug 30th, 2010 1 Comment »
This stuffed chicken breast recipe was adapted from a recipe in Cooking Light. I’ve been on the lookout for some new low calorie recipes for my clients, but somehow the typical “light” recipes just don’t call to me so I rarely give them a go. I made this recipe twice, originally with feta as written, [...]
Posted in chicken, frying, leftovers, pasta, stir fry on Aug 17th, 2010 2 Comments »
This Pad Thai recipe is an adaptation of a recipe from a playgroup friend from Austin. Jam has created a fabulous restaurant and Thai Market in Austin called Thai Fresh, if you’re in the area, I highly recommend you check it out. Cory and I both love Pad Thai, so I decided to give this [...]
Posted in appetizers, chicken, citrus, dessert, events, food to share, herbs, sauce, sides, spinach on Jul 7th, 2010 1 Comment »
The title may be a tad bit misleading, as I’d guess most people wouldn’t call this party an “easy” menu for a child’s 5th birthday party, but I’d say it was certainly elegant. Since I’m just rolling from one party straight into the next, LE’s Fifth birthday party was a combination of two events in [...]
