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 appetizers, citrus, events, food to share on Sep 26th, 2010 32 Comments »
It started with a hummus sandwich. Austin’s local sub shop chain, Thundercloud Subs really began my voyage into Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisine. As a child I was hardly an adventurous eater, a habit that only slowly began to change in my early 20′s. For my entry to challenge #2 for Project Food Blog 2010, [...]
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 [...]
Posted in citrus, comfort, dessert, food to share, make and store recipes on Apr 22nd, 2010 3 Comments »
Key Lime Pie is my father’s favorite dessert, so I made it for his birthday last week. I’ve been through a variety of bottled key lime juices over the years. Between being hard to come by and inconsistent, I decided to give this a go with fresh key lime juice. Key limes are those teeny [...]
Posted in citrus, easy meals, salmon, sauce, seafood, Spices on Apr 9th, 2010 4 Comments »
Fish night! SMIL told me she read somewhere that for perfect skin you should eat salmon, melon, and something else I forgot. Along with nearly everyone, our family needs to eat more fish. It’s healthy, it’s quick to prepare, and we are over-chickening in this house anyway. Luckily I have children that eat and love [...]
Posted in cheap meals, citrus, easy meals, pork, spring on Mar 12th, 2010 2 Comments »
This super easy dinner is a tribute to the much anticipated arrival of extraordinary spring weather that’s sure to be followed by lots of sunshine and less time in the kitchen. Generally, I braise pork chops. Braising ensures a very moist texture, but is time and heat intensive. For this evening’s meal, I fired up [...]
Posted in citrus, easy meals, leftovers, pasta, sauce, turkey on Feb 10th, 2010 No Comments »
Awhile back my dear friend Emily sent me an email saying, “Do you have any recipes that call for a massive amount of turkey broth? I am not kidding, I have a TON.” Which was hilarious and awesome. Anyway, she brought me 2 frozen quarts to our eggnog taste off. (Yes the taste off was super fun. [...]
Posted in appetizers, citrus, food to share, herbs on Jan 13th, 2010 No Comments »
My sweet friend Michaela brought Tabouleh to some-one’s bachelorette party. Was it mine? Was it Lisa’s? I can’t remember, they all seem to have blended together over time. In any case, I quickly decided it was one of the best things I’d ever had prepared by a friend. (Michaela is an exceptional cook, and really, [...]
Posted in chicken, citrus, easy meals, sides, vegetables on Dec 16th, 2009 No Comments »
I’m back! Sorry for the long hiatus in posting. Life has just been beyond busy, and frankly, I’ve been suffering from a lack of inspiration so I’ve been cooking many meals which I’ve already blogged. I’ve been focusing my creative juices in some other places, some worthwhile, some not so much. Anyway, I sought out [...]
Posted in carrots, cheap meals, chicken, citrus, comfort, food to share, leftovers, make and store recipes, soup on Nov 13th, 2009 2 Comments »
Fall is fleeting, and winter is closing in on us. One of my favorite things about this part of the year is most people consider it acceptable – even gratifying – to eat soup at least once a week. National Soup Swap Day will be somewhere towards the end of January. I’ll be hosting one [...]
