Category: dinner
Three Cheese Sauce
[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 [...]
Portabella and White Bean Soup
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 [...]
Black Beans with Salsa Cruda
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 with Salsa Cruda have been on my mind since [...]
Light and Healthy Tilapia
I had two objectives tonight: healthy and light. I had taken out some tilapia this morning to have for dinner and had a red onion earmarked for the meal. I wasn’t quite sure what to do with it all though. Hunting through my kitchen and fridge, I located some organic carrots, a home grown tomato, [...]
Baby Bok Choy and Beef
So. I picked up this leafy vegetable at the farmers market a few weeks back, brought it home, sauteed it and loved it. But I wasn’t quite sure what it was. Fast forward to last weekend at Shop Rite. I was gazing at the vegetables, taking in all the fresh greens, reds, yellows and oranges. [...]
Aglio e Olio
Much to my husband’s chagrin, I love garlic. It goes in nearly every main dish I make . . . sometimes in greater quantities then others. And one dish that I love to make is aglio e olio. It’s a classic Italian pasta that combines just cooked garlic, olive oil and pasta in a wonderful [...]
Savory Ham Napoleon
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 [...]
Greek Portobello Chicken
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 I originally made it for Sweetnicks‘ ARF/5-A-Day Tuesdays but forgot to post it.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. See also Greek Chicken Salad Sandwiches. Greek Portobello Chicken serves 4 1 recipe Greek Marinade (see below) 1 lb chicken 2 portobello caps, sliced 1 [...]
Basil Mint Not Pesto Sauce
Basil Mint Not Pesto Sauce makes enough for 7-8 servings 14 basil leaves 8 mint leaves 10 baby spinach leaves 1 tomato, seeds removed and chopped 3 clove garlic, minced 1/2 cup cashews 3 tbsp Parmesan cheese 1 1/2 tbsp olive oil 1 tbsp lemon juice 2 tbsp cold water salt and pepper to taste [...]
Pasta Fresca
Well, when I saw Sweetnick’s post about Weekend Herb Blogging, which Kalyn’s Kitchen hosts, I just jumped at the chance to share what I’ve just learned about basil. You see, I’ve wanted to grow my own herbs for some time but I wasn’t sure where to start. I mean where do you put them, first [...]
