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, 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 chicken, lunchbox, vegetables on Sep 1st, 2009 1 Comment »
School is back in session. Ahhh… The sound of quiet around the house is very welcome after a long summer. We had a wonderfully fun summer, but it was a long. Tiny pixie started yesterday, and I guess she missed school a bunch judging by her synopsis. “It was just like a party, only better, [...]
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 [...]
Posted in comfort, food to share, soup, spinach, vegetables on Aug 26th, 2009 3 Comments »
The fridge has been cleaned out and restocked, and I’m on my way back up the ladder after a dismal week of culinary mishaps. It happens to everyone, I suppose, but for some reason I seem to take the hit harder than most. I screwed up egg salad for the love of criminy. That is [...]
Posted in broccoli, cheese, citrus, food to share, herbs, vegetables, zucchini on Jul 23rd, 2009 No Comments »
Our picnic fare for this week’s Deer Valley Free Concert featured fresh foods from the Farmers Market. We had fresh broccolini, fresh zucchini, fresh radishes, Lemon Pepper Chevre and Garlic Chevre from Drake Family Farms, and fresh Asiago Cheese Bread from Volker’s Bakery. After a super hike up Holly’s trail leading to mid-mountain of The [...]
Posted in salmon, seafood, vegetables, zucchini on Jul 15th, 2009 1 Comment »
When you live in the mountains there’s no need for air conditioning. As I understand it, the same often lies true for other areas like Boston, Manhattan (if you’re poor – or by the rest of the country’s standards- upper middle class), and probably large parts of the PacNorthwest. Everywhere I’ve ever lived, we had [...]
Posted in vegetables on Jul 9th, 2009 No Comments »
Fire me. I know it. I’m on “vacation” sort of with two preschoolers in tow and my head is just not connected where it should be. I don’t have a brilliant recipe to deliver, and I’m still forgetting to bring my camera, but I do have a fabulous review. This week Susan and I ate [...]
Posted in salad, vegetables on Jul 5th, 2009 No Comments »
The number one find at the Park City Farmers Market was garlic scapes. I’ve been reading about them everywhere, it’s like they’ve been stalking me with their ubiquity in print, but total absence in my produce stands. Since the climate is totally different here, I’m guessing garlic scapes would be available in Texas in late [...]
Posted in salad, vegetables on Jun 4th, 2009 1 Comment »
Ruth’s Chris in Austin is one of my favorite dining experiences. We tried the one in Plano and unfortunately it just wasn’t the same thing at all. I tried to make our date night dinner a re-creation of things we would have eaten if we could have been in Austin. Of course I don’t have [...]
