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 …
Filled with a salty, herb filling, these Feta and Herb Stuffed Mini Sweet Peppers are a great make-ahead appetizer for parties and gatherings. My poor family. They are always my guinea pigs when I experiment with recipes. Some, like this one, turn out great and end up on the blog. Others, like a tragic butternut …
Mmm, chocolate dipped pretzels. These could quite possibly be the easiest things I have ever, ever made. Seriously. And of all the treats I made to give away this season, they got the biggest wow. Go figure. How did I do it? It all started with a bag of pretzel rods (be sure your bag …
Tender, baked mushrooms are stuffed with a buttery lobster filling in this delicious appetizer recipe. But whereas the lobster of my childhood was always served in the shell with clarified butter on the side, I love using lobster in innovative ways — because it’s so good in so many dishes from Lobster Risotto to Lobster …
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 …
I was at Trader Joe’s not too long ago and decided to pick up their Brownie Truffle Baking Mix. I know. Boxed. I don’t do boxed, right? Well, generally no, since boxed mixes tend to have more ingredients than I am comfortable feeding my family. Nonetheless, I decided to have an exception since I had …
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, …
Kale. Even the word is foreign to me. I grew up in a household where vegetables were of pretty simple varieties – corn, peas, green beans and the occasional zucchini. Brussels sprouts were a delicacy and any lettuce other than iceberg was certainly special. I had a feeling there were more vegetables out there, but …
I was having a craving for deep dish pizza last week and decided to try making it at home. I’ve made thin crust pizza dough a few times before by hand, but have never made deep dish or used my Breadman to create the dough. I decided to do both this time. Using the …
Last week, Sweetnicks posed a challenge to the blogging world. “I’ll show you mine if you show me yours,” she said. So Cate, here it is in all it’s messy glory (geez, I think I need to go organize my fridge now). Three things that are ALWAYS in my fridge: Salsa Barbecue sauce Cheese Three …
