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 cheese, comfort, sides, vegetables on May 29th, 2010 1 Comment »
Some potatoes au gratin recipes are cheeseless – simply potatoes made in a cream sauce. When I hear potatoes au gratin, I really hear melted cheese disguised as a vegetable. I always feel robbed if I order them, and the cheese is mysteriously absent. This recipe is adapted from my mac and cheese recipe, which [...]
Posted in breakfast, events, food to share, herbs, sides on Apr 27th, 2010 2 Comments »
This tomato tart recipe might also be called a quiche. It came from a now out of print Williams Sonoma Entertaining Cookbook – where it is deemed a tart. I’ve made a few adjustments to the recipe – the largest of which is that it takes at least twice as long to cook as the [...]
Posted in Italian, appetizers, cheese, dressing, food to share, herbs, sides on Apr 6th, 2010 4 Comments »
Spring is finally here. I swear if I see that groundhog, I’m going to wring his neck. Well not really, because I’m non-violent. But the extra six weeks of winter literally almost pushed me over the edge! These fresh caprese salad crostini are a perfect appetizer or make a great addition to a light and [...]
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 citrus, easy meals, legumes, quinoa, sides on Nov 3rd, 2009 No Comments »
I created this side dish for a different, healthy, light choice to replace our usual suspects. If you haven’t jumped on the quinoa(pronounced keen-wa) bandwagon yet, you should. Are you a vegetarian? Do you tend towards high blood sugar? Are you looking to add iron, folic acid, or fiber to your diet? Are you exploring [...]
Posted in beef, comfort, sides, soup on Oct 28th, 2009 2 Comments »
French Onion Soup has always been one of my favorites. It’s warm, comforting, and a perfect accompaniment for everything from Caesar salad to a giant Ribeye Steak. Traditionally it’s served topped with a crouton then shredded Gruyere as shown in the picture. I’m not a huge fan of soggy bread, but I love dipping so [...]
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 beef, black eyed peas, comfort, leftovers, sides on Sep 14th, 2009 No Comments »
Friends, I’ve been lost in a book. Rather a series. Rather several series, but usually, I can suck myself out, back to the real world as I know it. These last few days have been like childhood, only instead of me gasping exasperated at one of my sisters lost in Gone With the Wind, or [...]
Posted in food to share, seafood, sides on Aug 23rd, 2009 6 Comments »
Dear Internet, I’m sorry for disappearing so abruptly. I just came home from Utah and then, well, life did what it seems to have a way of doing and straight took me out of the game. Seriously you don’t want details, but I had some surgery and much to my dismay, it took just frankly [...]
