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 cheese, chicken, easy meals, leftovers, olives, pasta, spinach on Nov 11th, 2009 1 Comment »
This is pasta with spirit. It’s essentially a melding and blending of flavors that grab your tongue and say, “Open up! This is what it feels like to really live.” Olives seem to be a love them or hate them kind of food. I am constantly surrounded by people (including my sweet sisters and a [...]
Posted in pasta, seafood on Jun 23rd, 2009 No Comments »
It’s hard to write about something when it didn’t turn out quite perfectly. It’s hard not to get caught up in the what should have beens and the what could have beens and what ifs. But first and foremost, I started this blog as a diary for my personal cooking adventures. So when I came [...]
Posted in bread, easy meals, food to share, herbs, make and store recipes, olives, pasta on Jun 20th, 2009 1 Comment »
This post will wrap up the party food and I’ll be back to our regularly featured programming. I have an exciting plan to recreate an appetizer I had at The Porch Restaurant tomorrow, so tune back in for that.
The end of the party preparation had me totally feeling like the Iron Chef. There was a [...]
Posted in chicken, comfort, easy meals, leftovers, pasta on Jun 13th, 2009 No Comments »
I’m making a conscious effort not to waste as much food. Both for environmentaland financial reasons. And because it’s so, you know, wasteful. I have a realproblem of buying some specific ingredient then only using a portion and the rest goes to waste as I fail to incorporate it into another recipe. Like that partial [...]
Posted in citrus, herbs, horseradish, pasta, seafood on Jun 3rd, 2009 1 Comment »
Ina Garten, aka Barefoot Contessa, is kind of my culinary hero. I like so much of what she does. Last December I saw an old episode of her show on the Food Network doing a Roasted Shrimp dish. We’ve always been boilers of shrimp, but I had to give my hero’s way a shot. I’ve [...]
Posted in cheap meals, pasta, turkey on May 18th, 2009 2 Comments »
I finished my 24th vampire book I’ve read in the last six months today. All this time, I’ve kept wondering why the vampires haven’t sought me out yet. I have a sneaking suspicion it may be due to the amount of garlic I eat. Vampire tales are mixed on their interpretation of their supernaturals ability [...]
Posted in chicken, olives, pasta on Apr 28th, 2009 No Comments »
This started as a what-do-I-have-on-hand meal. I wanted to run get some feta, but we decided that would defeat the purpose and could be added to the leftovers later. It had a very nice flavor and was pretty simple. We ate it warm, but I’m pretty certain that it would be good cold as [...]
Posted in pasta, spring, turkey on Mar 2nd, 2009 No Comments »
Tonight’s Recipe: Turkey Soup
Spring is around the corner, and I couldn’t be more ready. Current forecasts include an 86 degree high for Thursday. Thank goodness. In addition to being tired of my plates, I am also tired of my winter clothes. Well, technically, I don’t really have a winter wardrobe, but am seriously ready for [...]
