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 beef, cheap meals, easy meals, leftovers, Spices, stir fry on Sep 22nd, 2011 No Comments »
To combat the inertia threatening to lock me in a culinary bell jar, I’ve been rereading an old stack of the now defunct Gourmet Magazine. Looking for a flavor, an ingredient, a style I’d forgotten about, anything really. I stumbled across a 2008 recipe for cumin-scented stir fried beef with celery. The recipe looked intriguing [...]
Posted in cheap meals, easy meals, herbs, leftovers, lunchbox, sauce, turkey on Nov 2nd, 2010 No Comments »
Italian Parsley and I are having a great love affair. It’s magical. We should all eat more. With olive oil, in mass. Last night I cooked some quick Turkey Tenderloins with a fresh and bright chimichurri. Turkey tenderloins? What’s that you say? Yep, they’re found in your grocery, though a simple turkey breast bone in, [...]
Posted in beef, comfort, easy meals, food to share, Freezes Well, leftovers, make and store recipes, soup on Sep 19th, 2010 10 Comments »
A good pot roast has seen me through the worst of times. In our family, in times of major life crisis, we turn to the purest form of love and comfort – a pot roast. Somehow the stewed chuck roast and vegetables provide a warm hug to dry up your tears and help you find [...]
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 cheap meals, easy meals, events, food to share, leftovers, pork, sauce, Spices on Jul 12th, 2010 No Comments »
This Seared Pork Recipe came as part of the recipe suggestions from Williams-Sonoma in the Easy and Elegant Dinner Party I hosted for LE’s Fifth Birthday. I was floored by how much I liked it. The flavors were really bight and summery, but not overpowering at all. We served it with my Herb Sauce for [...]
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 beef, cheap meals, comfort, easy meals, Freezes Well, leftovers, soup on Feb 8th, 2010 No Comments »
I write frequently about really involved recipes as the cooking *process* is the part in which I’m really interested. That said, I do have a few meals I’ve acquired over time that are super fast and easy, as well as really yummy. I learned this one from my mother (thanks Mommy!), and I think it’s [...]
Posted in cheap meals, comfort, easy meals, food to share, leftovers, legumes, make and store recipes, soup, turkey on Feb 1st, 2010 No Comments »
Turkey Chili is new to my repertoire this year, but it has been extremely well received by both family and guests. I like that this one serves equally well as leftovers both in taste and presentation. Plus the bonus of it being a one pan, one dish meal. Chili, like tortilla soup, seems to be [...]
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 [...]
