Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 28th, 2009 No Comments »
I’ve been off the grid for a couple of days while I made my way out to the mountains. 20 hour car ride with 2 preschoolers means I’ve been eating pretty terribly. I think a stop at Applebee’s was the highlight of my culinary experiences en route. And that’s really not saying very much. But [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 18th, 2009 No Comments »
This recipe comes from from the Barefoot Contessa Parties! Cookbook. If you like to throw parties or even if you just like to occasionally cook for a few extra people, you need this cookbook. It is fabulous start to finish. You also need Williams-Sonoma’s Complete Entertaining Cookbook. Good Lord! If you follow that link, Amazon [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 26th, 2009 1 Comment »
By divine intervention, I got the most amazing deal on steaks tonight. When sorting through the Prime Ribeyes at the the store, a mismarked package of 3 ginormous beautiful steaks appeared for the ridiculous price of $4.50. That’s right, under 5 dollars for approximately 2.5 lbs of prime cut meat. All the other packages were [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 26th, 2009 No Comments »
The brisket recipe and barbecue sauce information can be found here. The Green Beans and New Potatoes recipe is one of my sister Amelia’s favorites. At the farmers market this weekend the green beans and new potatoes were everywhere, and I couldn’t hold back. Unfortunately, Amelia was out at the lake for the weekend and [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 20th, 2009 7 Comments »
Tonight we had chicken on the grill, Houdyshell style, topped with Andrew’s amazing Chimichurri Sauce and a Citrus Vinaigrette Salad. It was like the culmination of all things friends and family and the beginning of summer. I’ve made a pact to start using our grill more; we’ve taken an unacceptable hiatus due to an empty propane tank. [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 16th, 2009 No Comments »
I’m feeling very celebrative (celebratory?) this weekend, and just in time to help me out, my sister sent me a bunch of sparkling wine for my birthday. I have amazingly talented sisters who spoil me with absurdly nice presents. Hopefully they’re okay with the fact that I’m the worst gift giver in America. Nothing stresses [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 6th, 2009 No Comments »
Some nights, it’s tricky just to get dinner on the table. I like our meals to be special and even more so, now that I’m attempting to write about them. But sometimes what matters is simply providing my family with something to eat. Luckily this meal was made with all on hand products. It’s taken [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 27th, 2009 1 Comment »
Food can bring back memories, and memories can bring back food. I went to a wedding once, not one of my finer moments. The wedding was for one of my now husband’s cousins. At the time, I was busy having a nervous breakdown about the fact that I was still not engaged and being asked [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 22nd, 2009 3 Comments »
Yesterday was our friend’s 30th birthday. Her favorite cupcakes are all strawberry, all the time. I like strawberries but generally stray from things flavored with/by strawberries. After preschool, I drove past the Sprinkles cupcakes, thinking how conveniently it is located. But then I remembered I’d have to take two kids out of carseats, drag them [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 12th, 2009 No Comments »
I recently picked up a new item at Costco, Kirkland Signature Wild Alaskan Sockeye Salmon, individually vacuum-packed, and once frozen. I went out on a limb because I also had some good luck with similar packaged frozen sole from the Whole Foods. I love fresh salmon, and the result of these frozen were decent, but [...]
