WHB: Beet Greens Bruschetta
Posted on April 30, 2006 - Filed Under side dishes, spices/herbs, vegetables | 1 Comment
Check out Kalyn’s Kitchen later for a round-up of Weekend Herb Blogging, a fun event where we learn new recipes for great herbs.
I made some yummy beets earlier this week, but it felt wasteful to just toss the beet greens. But I have never cooked them before and was nervous. After searching and searching, I [...]
Double Trouble: Glazed Beets and the Mushroom-Broccoli Affair
Posted on April 25, 2006 - Filed Under side dishes, vegetables | 3 Comments
Well, it’s Tuesday again (funny how it comes around every week, isn’t it?). And that means that it is time for Sweetnick’s ARF/5-A-Day Tuesday. If you haven’t heard of it, check it out. Cate from Sweetnicks challenges us to up our fruit and veggie intake and get in those powerful antioxidant rich foods. The round [...]
Read More..>>Stacked Steak Asiago Sandwiches
Posted on April 22, 2006 - Filed Under beef | 3 Comments
This sandwich idea came to me when I had a few sandwich steaks laying around and I wasn’t sure what to do with them besides cook them. After a little poking around I decided that using some asiago, tomatoes and some yummy crunchy fried onion straws could be the start of a beautiful sandwich. Top [...]
Read More..>>Iron-Rich Week
Posted on April 21, 2006 - Filed Under Blog news | Leave a Comment
Several years ago, I began having dizzy spells almost everyday. The culprit? An iron deficiency, not quite severe enough to be anemia, but bad enough to effect my daily life. At the time I was vegetarian. Although I had a diet that included iron-rich foods like beans and green leafy veggies, my body wasn’t absorbing [...]
Read More..>>A mountain of Phyllo
Posted on April 19, 2006 - Filed Under dinner | Leave a Comment
I promised something unique. Something different. Something unusual. And now, I am delivering.
This was a brainstorm of mine one evening. You see, I set out to buy some puff pastry dough at the grocery store. In my madness, I bought Phyllo dough instead. Could we talk about more different? Phyllo is thin sheets of pastry [...]
I’m Baaaaaccccckkkkk!
Posted on April 17, 2006 - Filed Under Blog news | Leave a Comment
Well here I am. Cucina Bella is up and running again. Hopefully there won’t be any further delays either. I’ve just been so busy lately.
But now I am back and there will be quite a few new recipes this week for some different types of dishes sure to get your taste buds moving.
In the meantime, [...]
Rainbow Stir-Fry
Posted on April 9, 2006 - Filed Under beef, rice | 1 Comment
There I was, with my detailed list in hand, walking with a purpose through Super Stop and Shop. I just needed to grab one tomato and some fruit and I would be through with the produce section. But as I rounded the corner near the tomatoes it caught my eye.In all it’s purple magnificence, how [...]
Read More..>>Chocolate Chip Pie
Posted on April 9, 2006 - Filed Under dessert | Leave a Comment
Chocolate Chip Pie
serves 6-8
1 unbaked 9 inch pie shell (I used a graham cracker premade one)2 large eggs1/2 cup all-purpose flour1/2 cup granulated sugar1/2 cup packed brown sugar3/4 cup butter, softened1 tbsp vanilla extract10 oz chocolate chips (I used Hershey’s Mini Kisses)
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
In a large mixing bowl, beat the eggs until foamy [...]
WHB: Mango Salsa
Posted on April 9, 2006 - Filed Under spices/herbs, vegetables | 3 Comments
Well, it’s Sunday again. Palm Sunday, in fact. So it’s time for Kalyn’s Kitchen’s Weekend Herb Blogging, Sweetnicks’ Weekend Dog Blogging and Weekend Cat Blogging at Eat Stuff. Check in later tonight for round ups of each event.
I’ve been on a big pasta kick for a while with my Weekend Herb Blogging entries. So [...]
Strawberry au chocolat
Posted on April 6, 2006 - Filed Under dessert | 2 Comments
I love strawberries. Always have. As a child, I would dip them in confectioners sugar and savor every sweet and scrumptious bite. As an adult though, I have a bit more of a sophisticated take on how I love my berries - smothered in fine chocolate. Mmmm….
So I got creative the other afternoon, and decided [...]
