Weekend Dog Blogging
Posted on March 26, 2006 - Filed Under doggies | 4 Comments
Last post today. I swear. I just wanted to post this cute picture of Scrappy kissing Snoopy.
And then there is this one of them checking out one of the future garden sites in my yard. I bet they can’t wait to start stealing the vegetables.
Be sure to check out Sweetnicks roundup later tonight!
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Read More..>>ARF: Now that’s a wrap!
Posted on March 26, 2006 - Filed Under dessert | Leave a Comment
Alright. I decided to do something really nice for my stepson today, since it’s just he, Will and I. Daddy had to work. So I devised a quick recipe to use up the last of my strawberries and take advantage of the load of chocolate I mentioned.
So what I came up with was a peanut [...]
Mmmm. Chocolate . . .
Posted on March 26, 2006 - Filed Under dessert | 4 Comments
I had company over Saturday night and wanted to make a really yummy dessert. Because I had loaded up on chocolate at Trader Joe’s, it had to include that too. And since I just got a great cookbook, Home Cooking Baking & Dessert published by Parragon Publishing, I wanted it to come from there. Of [...]
Read More..>>WHB - Thyme. Wait no, Rosemary!
Posted on March 25, 2006 - Filed Under side dishes, spices/herbs | 3 Comments
Let me be clear about something. Until recently the only herbs I ever used came from jars. And even then, I barely paid attention to the shapes and colors of them. I suppose if I had, I would have noticed that I was buying the wrong herb at the market the other day. As reality [...]
Read More..>>Weekend Preview
Posted on March 25, 2006 - Filed Under Blog news | 2 Comments
It’s been a quiet week here at Cucina Bella.
So what have I been up to? I’ve been planning my vegetable garden with the help of my little angel, Will. In the photo above, he was checking out all the seeds we have to plant. I took the photo as an accompaniment for the column I [...]
Greek Portobello Chicken
Posted on March 20, 2006 - Filed Under chicken, dinner | 1 Comment
This is a really delicious dinner that I created the other night. I originally made it for Sweetnicks ARF/5-A-Day Tuesdays but forgot to post it. So here it is today.
Greek Portobello Chicken
serves 3-4
1 recipe Greek Marinade1 lb chicken2 portobello caps, sliced1 1/2 cups baby spinach (packed in)1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
Place marinade and [...]
Read More..>>Weekend Herb Blogging: Curly Parsley
Posted on March 19, 2006 - Filed Under pasta, spices/herbs | 1 Comment
It’s the weekend and that means time for Weekend Herb Blogging, hosted by Kalyn’s Kitchen.
Curly parsley is characterized by it’s curly leaves. It has a mild peppery flavor, and can be eaten raw as a breath freshener. It has less flavor than the Italian variety of parsley, though. Curly parsley makes a pretty garnish and [...]
Irish Tea Cake
Posted on March 18, 2006 - Filed Under dessert | Leave a Comment
So yesterday was that day. The day that we Americans pay homage to Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, by eating corned beed and cabbage and drinking beer. I skipped the beer for a second year though (last year I was pregnant). I just didn’t feel like it.
In any case, my mother made [...]
Irish Tea Cake
Posted on March 18, 2006 - Filed Under dessert | Leave a Comment
So yesterday was that day. The day that we Americans pay homage to Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, by eating corned beed and cabbage and drinking beer. I skipped the beer for a second year though (last year I was pregnant). I just didn’t feel like it.
In any case, my mother made [...]
To-die-for Cinnamon Rolls
Posted on March 15, 2006 - Filed Under breakfasts, dessert | 3 Comments
Oh wow.
Cate from Sweetnicks had a roundup this weekend of recipes that use cinnamon. Among those recipes was one by Michele of Chef Michele’s Adventures for cinnamon rolls. Well, these cinnamon rolls are out of this world. When I saw the recipeyesterday, I thought “ooh, I’ll try that.”
This morning, I got up and did it. [...]
