RECIPE: French Dip Panini
Posted on May 16, 2007 - Filed Under beef, dinner, sandwich | 1 Comment
So yesterday was the first time I ever tried a Rachael Ray recipe. I know, she’s been huge for several years now, but I managed to remain under the radar … or something. Anyway, this French Dip Panini was amazing. I made a few changes: I added salt and pepper to the sauce, caught [...]
Read More..>>Seared Tuna with Sesame Soy Drizzle
Posted on February 28, 2007 - Filed Under 40 Days, dinner, fish/shellfish, lunch | 3 Comments
After discovering a few recipes for seared tuna recently, which are strikingly similar in cooking method but different in serving, I decided to try my hand at my own variation. There is nothing like a good slab of ahi tuna, seared just right - as in rare. It’s a delicious and firm fish.
I used some [...]
Seared Tuna with Sesame Soy Drizzle
Posted on February 28, 2007 - Filed Under 40 Days, dinner, fish/shellfish, lunch | 3 Comments
After discovering a few recipes for seared tuna recently, which are strikingly similar in cooking method but different in serving, I decided to try my hand at my own variation. There is nothing like a good slab of ahi tuna, seared just right - as in rare. It’s a delicious and firm fish.
I used some [...]
Cheese-a-holic
Posted on January 27, 2007 - Filed Under Mama's baby, cheese, dinner, leftovers, pasta | 2 Comments
Will is a cheese-a-holic. He asks for it all the time in that cute little voice (”chhhheeeeesssssse”) and it’s always followed with a bit of gratitude (”dank you”) for his favorite food item . . . next to chocolate, of course. Fresh mozzarella is his favorite, but he’s not picky . . . he will [...]
Read More..>>Cheese-a-holic
Posted on January 27, 2007 - Filed Under Mama's baby, cheese, dinner, leftovers, pasta | 2 Comments
Will is a cheese-a-holic. He asks for it all the time in that cute little voice (”chhhheeeeesssssse”) and it’s always followed with a bit of gratitude (”dank you”) for his favorite food item . . . next to chocolate, of course. Fresh mozzarella is his favorite, but he’s not picky . . . he will [...]
Read More..>>Spiced Honey Chicken Tagine
Posted on January 17, 2007 - Filed Under Le Creuset, chicken, dinner, tagine | 1 Comment
Here’s another of my new kitchen toys: a Le Creuset Tagine. Tagine refers to both the pot and the traditional Moroccan dishes made in the pot. The traditional pots like this are made of clay.
But enough with the lesson, let me tell you about the first recipe I tried in this. This recipe is adapted [...]
Cheesy Goodness
Posted on January 6, 2007 - Filed Under dinner, lunch, pasta, vegetarian | Leave a Comment
[Image courtesy of Kraft Foods.]
See the image above? That’s the macaroni and cheese that I grew up on. It was artificially flavored, dyed and full of preservatives - and yummy as can be. I cannot tell you how many times that was my quick dinner before swim practice or an easy lunch when I [...]
Read More..>>WHB: Portabella and White Bean Soup
Posted on November 25, 2006 - Filed Under dinner, lunch, soup | 6 Comments
It’s the weekend (a rather LOOOOOOOONG weekend for me, yay!) so that means it’s time for Weekend Herb Blogging, the blogging event created by Kalyn from Kalyn’s Kitchen that celebrates herbs and veggies and other yummy things. It’s being hosted by Haalo of Cook (almost) Anything At Least Once this weekend, so check there on [...]
Read More..>>ARF: Black Beans with Salsa Cruda
Posted on October 18, 2006 - Filed Under beans, dinner, lunch, vegetarian | Leave a Comment
I just wrote a whole post and with a flick of the finger accidentally erased the whole thing. Don’t you hate when that happens? And of course this is blogger so I can’t just hit ‘undo’ and make everything right again. Oh, the horrors.
Black beans and salsa cruda (check back tomorrow for that recipe) have [...]
ARF: Black Beans with Salsa Cruda
Posted on October 17, 2006 - Filed Under beans, dinner, lunch, vegetarian | Leave a Comment
I just wrote a whole post and with a flick of the finger accidentally erased the whole thing. Don’t you hate when that happens? And of course this is blogger so I can’t just hit ‘undo’ and make everything right again. Oh, the horrors.
Black beans and salsa cruda (check back tomorrow for that recipe) have [...]
