Posted in bread, cheap meals, chicken, comfort, dressing, sides, turkey on Jan 2nd, 2015 No Comments »
My kids love Chicken Clagiving night. That’s what they named our version of not Thanksgiving – with Roasted Chicken, Gravy, Homemade Stuffing, and Mashed Potatoes. The key to stuffing (or croutons if you’re making those), is to have your bread thoroughly dried out. This is almost never a problem for me since I’m inclined to buy […]
Posted in bread, chicken, easy meals, food to share, herbs, sauce on Oct 18th, 2010 2 Comments »
This super quick chicken recipe is fancy enough for dinner guests, though admittedly probably a bit to spicy for children. My friend Dr. Ruth, no not that Dr. Ruth – this one is a professor at UT, recommended her version adapted from an old issue of Bon Appetit. I adapted the herbs further to my […]
Posted in bread, cheese, chicken, easy meals, sandwiches on May 20th, 2010 2 Comments »
The $100+panini maker is one specialty appliance I refuse to own. I’m not suggesting you shouldn’t own one if you so choose, but I am applianced out and a good grill pan will work just fine. Between the stand mixer, the blender, the food processor, the waffle iron, the coffee grinder, the coffee pot, and […]
Posted in bread, comfort, easy meals, pizza on Apr 30th, 2010 12 Comments »
I may be perfecting the ultimate pizza crust recipe for the rest of my life. I feel it’s critical to document my experiments and successes so that hopefully, I will one day achieve the Agatucci’s glory at home. I highly recommend you read that article. It’s about my favorite pizza joint in the town where […]
Posted in bread, food to share, herbs on Apr 28th, 2010 1 Comment »
One of my Blogger friends, Monet of Anecdotes and Apple Cores, had a recipe for Homemade Bread with Olives and Rosemary last week that looked truly delicious. I don’t often make homemade bread, so my skills are a little rusty, but I was willing to give it a shot. After conferring for some advice from […]
Posted in bread, breakfast, cheap meals, comfort on Mar 7th, 2010 2 Comments »
I’ve altered my Flaky Southern Style Biscuits Recipe to include a Stand Mixer Recipe as well as some method adjustments. The first recipe uses a rolling pin and kneads the dough by hand. I think it’s personal preference, but I have really loved my results with the stand mixer and find hand patting the dough […]
Posted in bread, chicken, citrus, food to share, herbs, make and store recipes, sauce on Oct 13th, 2009 No Comments »
Is this technically even a pesto? Or just a texture similar to pesto involving pureed nuts, herbs, garlic and veggies. I don’t know. It seems in essence pesto generally refers to basil, pine nuts, garlic and olive oil, but has been expanded to include about a billion other things to create gourmet accouterments. This recipe […]
Posted in bread, vegetables on Oct 9th, 2009 2 Comments »
I’ve been thinking about pumpkin bread ever since I left San Francisco. My nephew is obsessed, which in and of itself is a curiosity, since for the time being he’s generally offended by food. 85% of canned pumpkin hails from a small town, that I guess could be considered a suburb of where I grew […]
Posted in bread, salad, salmon on Sep 17th, 2009 1 Comment »
I’ve been running behind all week, and I’m blaming the rain. In the past 7 days, we’ve had 8-9 inches of rain. Not storms, thank goodness, but steady, streaming rain nearly unceasing all week. Everything is soaking wet and crazy humid, and the preschoolers are pissed. It’s enough to make one wonder if the universe […]
Posted in bread, breakfast, comfort, food to share on Aug 8th, 2009 4 Comments »
Biscuits are something people develop extremely strong opinions about and at the same time such an intense love affair for the preferred style it becomes difficult to even appreciate other methods. When my sister’s husband wanted to move from the city of San Francisco out into the woods to have trees and nature and a […]
