Posted in asparagus, food to share, soup, vegetables on Dec 24th, 2009 1 Comment »
Happy Holidays my dear readers! I hope this season fills you with love and warmth and your kitchen feels like the happiest place in your home. This year has flown by me. I know that’s trite and ridiculous, and I’m showing my age but seriously. That’s how it has felt. It feels like it *should* […]
Posted in dessert, food to share, make and store recipes on Nov 18th, 2009 No Comments »
Cold Snap! So tonight we had one of our all-time favorite comfort meals, Bob’s Chicken. We concluded our meal with my personal favorite dessert, crème brûlée. (Though molten chocolate cake takes the second place position with the slimmest of margins.) I’m not thrilled with the picture quality for this recipe, so I’ll definitely be making […]
Posted in carrots, cheap meals, chicken, citrus, comfort, food to share, leftovers, make and store recipes, soup on Nov 13th, 2009 2 Comments »
This recipe is written as I made the soup, which is certainly a time intensive method – but there are several shortcuts you could employ. If your freezer is home to one of my staple whole roasted chickens minus the breast meat which was eaten at an earlier date, skip the first paragraph and throw […]
Posted in dessert, food to share on Nov 2nd, 2009 1 Comment »
I’ve started several chocolate cupcakes posts this year, only to later decide the food wasn’t really blog worthy. These turned out extremely cute for the preschool craft, were quite good, and the frosting glided on gently and attractively, something I’ve been struggling with. That said, I’m not totally sold on this as the ultimate chocolate […]
Posted in food to share, herbs, legumes, make and store recipes, sides on Oct 14th, 2009 2 Comments »
Cannellini Beans are ubiquitous this year. I’ve been talking to anyone who will listen about this years food trends. Reading as many food lits as I do, each year seems to garner ingredient trends. This year I see cannellini beans everywhere, along with smoked paprika – well smoked things in general. I’ll remember more later, […]
Posted in bread, chicken, citrus, food to share, herbs, make and store recipes, sauce on Oct 13th, 2009 No Comments »
Is this technically even a pesto? Or just a texture similar to pesto involving pureed nuts, herbs, garlic and veggies. I don’t know. It seems in essence pesto generally refers to basil, pine nuts, garlic and olive oil, but has been expanded to include about a billion other things to create gourmet accouterments. This recipe […]
Posted in chicken, comfort, food to share, make and store recipes, mushrooms on Oct 1st, 2009 3 Comments »
My sister had the recipe for college chicken casserole on an index card in her recipe box. The original source was a Cooking Light magazine issue from May 1998. Some time during the last decade, her index card was spilled on and only partially legible. Luckily, nearly everything survives on the Internet. I found a […]
Posted in food to share, frying, make and store recipes, vegetables on Sep 7th, 2009 No Comments »
Wow! Look at those crisps! When deciding what to serve with French Dip Sandwiches, my mind kept wandering to Houston’s Best. Sandwich. in. the. Free. World. I love the teeny, tiny, crispy french fries they serve as the side dish. In fact, Houston’s is one of only two places I even eat french fries. Steak […]
Posted in dessert, food to share, herbs, make and store recipes on Sep 6th, 2009 5 Comments »
I haven’t had grasshopper pie since I was a kid, and I’m not even sure what prompted me to remember it. It may have stemmed from my minor obsession with mint. Mint tea, mint drinks, minted lemonade, dark chocolate and mint, mint ice cream, mojitos, you name it. Fresh mint has a very strong, earthy […]
Posted in broccoli, chicken, easy meals, food to share, leftovers, vegetables, zucchini on Aug 27th, 2009 No Comments »
So the thing about Asian food, and I’m sure this is one of those foot-in-the-mouth remarks, is back when I had gestational diabetes, I couldn’t pass my blood sugar after a meal at an Asain restaurant to save my life. Even when I thought I was making good choices. Now – the same can probably […]
