Posted in easy meals, events, food to share, salmon on Jan 25th, 2010 2 Comments »
I’m closing in on one year in food blogging. This time last year, I had my soup swap, and came to grips with my love of two things: cooking and the Internet. My husband was at his wits end with my permanent connection to my laptop, likely fearing my increasingly unhealthy addiction to CNN and […]
Posted in cabbage, cheap meals, Mexican, seafood on Jan 18th, 2010 2 Comments »
Fish tacos were a bizarre and astonishing menu item when I first moved to Austin back in the mid 90’s. I certainly never saw them on the menu in the midwest, and frankly, they took a long time for me to warm up to. SMIL loves this restaurant Z’Tejas. Like ridiculously beyond over-enthusaistically loves this […]
Posted in comfort, dessert, food to share on Jan 16th, 2010 5 Comments »
Cooking is an expression of my love. Seriously. People say that homemade gifts are better, and that always sounds like an excuse, but really. For me, if I love you, I want to cook for you. And I want to think about you and what you like and what would make your day brighter or […]
Posted in appetizers, citrus, food to share, herbs on Jan 13th, 2010 No Comments »
My sweet friend Michaela brought Tabouleh to some-one’s bachelorette party. Was it mine? Was it Lisa’s? I can’t remember, they all seem to have blended together over time. In any case, I quickly decided it was one of the best things I’d ever had prepared by a friend. (Michaela is an exceptional cook, and really, […]
Posted in appetizers, food to share, vegetables on Jan 8th, 2010 6 Comments »
The Mediterranean Diet has been found to significantly increase life expectancy. I’m thinking much of this could be due to the amount of labor involved in making a Mediterranean appetizer plate. Seriously, to make 7 fresh pitas, baba ghanoush, tabouleh, and hummus took me about six hours. Who needs to go to the gym when […]
Posted in cheese, chicken, spinach on Jan 6th, 2010 No Comments »
You know those one dish meals people are always talking about? This was my attempt at one of those. At the end of the day, I think I prefer this recipe strictly spinach, keeping the meat on the side. Preferably with beef. Of course you know me, I’d eat beef every day of the week […]
