Posted in cheap meals, comfort, easy meals, Italian, olives, pasta on Nov 3rd, 2010 2 Comments »
From time to time, I have to remind myself to pay attention to my produce on hand. I tend to get carried away by the beauty of fresh vegetables at the grocery, and sadly admit to letting more than my fair share of produce go bad before I’ve integrated it into a meal plan. I […]
Posted in events, olives, pasta, weekly menu on Aug 22nd, 2010 3 Comments »
That is a picture of half of what I’d like for Christmas. Hopefully Santa’s elves can swing that for me. Kidding. Foodbuzz sent me on a commercial kitchen tour and cooking demonstration last weekend at Carrabba’s in Plano. It was a fantastic event. I loved their kitchen setup and was impressed by the quality of […]
Posted in cheese, easy meals, herbs, Italian, olives, pasta on Apr 6th, 2010 2 Comments »
Due to budget cuts and my continual tendency to overindulge at the grocery store, I’m trying to create only recipes wading through what’s currently available in my fridge and pantry. It’s a great process for spring cleaning as well as creating new space for future bounty. This recipe is quite similar to a Mediterranean pasta […]
Posted in cheese, chicken, easy meals, leftovers, olives, pasta, spinach on Nov 11th, 2009 2 Comments »
This is pasta with spirit. It’s essentially a melding and blending of flavors that grab your tongue and say, “Open up! This is what it feels like to really live.” Olives seem to be a love them or hate them kind of food. I am constantly surrounded by people (including my sweet sisters and a […]
Posted in cheap meals, chicken, easy meals, olives on Sep 15th, 2009 1 Comment »
For some reason I have this horror at using any pre-made products when preparing meals. Maybe cause I feel like I don’t “own” it, you know, it’s not really “mine”. It’s psychotic and really not very practical. Luckily I have a loving husband who rolls with my personal insanities, finds them maybe almost endearing, even […]
Posted in bread, easy meals, food to share, herbs, make and store recipes, olives, pasta on Jun 20th, 2009 1 Comment »
This post will wrap up the party food and I’ll be back to our regularly featured programming. I have an exciting plan to recreate an appetizer I had at The Porch Restaurant tomorrow, so tune back in for that. The end of the party preparation had me totally feeling like the Iron Chef. There was […]
Posted in chicken, olives, pasta on Apr 28th, 2009 No Comments »
This started as a what-do-I-have-on-hand meal. I wanted to run get some feta, but we decided that would defeat the purpose and could be added to the leftovers later. It had a very nice flavor and was pretty simple. We ate it warm, but I’m pretty certain that it would be good cold as well. […]
