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 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 comfort, food to share, mushrooms, soup on Jan 18th, 2011 2 Comments »
With Soup Swap 2011 right around the corner, I’m back to blogging with my recipe for Cream of Mushroom Soup. Mushroom Soup may well come in in more variations than any other soup outside of tortilla. My recipe creates a thinner more broth than cream based soup packed with fresh mushrooms of many varieties. While [...]
Posted in cheap meals, comfort, sides, vegetables on Nov 17th, 2010 5 Comments »
I never knew so many people struggle with preparing mashed potatoes at home! I frequently hear from readers or friends that they consistently fail with mashed potatoes. And conversely, people (especially my friend Rachel) claim to crave my mashed potatoes. Back in the hey day of my Sunday dinners, I used to make mashed potatoes [...]
Posted in cheap meals, comfort, easy meals, Italian, olives, pasta on Nov 3rd, 2010 2 Comments »
From time to time, I have to remind myself to pay attention to my produce on hand. I tend to get carried away by the beauty of fresh vegetables at the grocery, and sadly admit to letting more than my fair share of produce go bad before I’ve integrated it into a meal plan. I [...]
Posted in breakfast, cheap meals, comfort, weekly menu on Oct 19th, 2010 No Comments »
By reader request, I’m posting the directions for my sausage gravy to go with my flaky southern style biscuits. I have a bacon gravy recipe up and several other gravy recipes, but no sausage. The thing with gravy is, it’s more of a feel than exact measurements. And it is definitely not a recipe you [...]
Posted in beef, comfort, food to share, make and store recipes, sauce on Oct 11th, 2010 No Comments »
These ribs are so tender and packed with flavor that you might be tempted to drink the sauce straight from a glass. You certainly will want to add an extra ladle full to your plate. My recipe is adapted from an October 2007 issue of Bon Appetit. One of the greatest things about this recipe [...]
Posted in comfort, dessert, events, food to share, turkey, vacation on Oct 9th, 2010 No Comments »
Brrrr… It’s cold out there! Well Texas cold anyway. As I break out the long sleeves and track down the jackets, I remind myself. The only good part about winter is the holidays! DinnerandConversation will have you ready to prepare the perfect holiday feast. This year I’m offering cooking classes to help you feel at [...]
Posted in comfort, pizza, sauce on Sep 24th, 2010 No Comments »
Rrrraw! I’ve posted and posted about my love of Agatucci’s Pizza and their famous Tiger Sauce. For the last year, I’ve been quietly creating my own version. Yep, I’m becoming that lady. Soon there will be legendary stories of me as the lady who rolls with a bottle of Sabertooth sauce in her purse, a [...]
