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Mike and I didn’t have Thanksgiving dinner at home this year which meant no left over turkey. So I decided to have a post Thanskgiving feast at our house yesterday. When I informed Mike of my plans he was not at all excited but when I told him we could BBQ he agreed. I picked [...]
Filed under: Main Dish, RECIPES | Tagged: food, bbq, turkey, cooking, Rotisserie, Butterball Boneless Turkey Roast, Bone Suckin' Sauce | No Comments »
I am really behind in posting all the fish dishes we’ve been feasting on. Here are some pictures from the last couple months. Halibut has been a recurring favorite…
This was spicy. It made my nose run and eyes water but I still ate every last bite. I liked how all the ingredients were prepared on [...]
Filed under: Main Dish, RECIPES | Tagged: food, cooking, halibut, Grilled Halibut with Creamy Guacamole Sauce, Grilled Halibut with Grilled Red Pepper Harissa, Halibut with Pico de Gallo Salsa | No Comments »
I’m such a sucker at the checkout. I don’t know why but I purchased the November issue of the Rachael Ray magazine. I didn’t need it. I’m already behind in reading looking at photos in my Oct/Nov issues of Gourmet, Food & Wine and Bon Appétit.
Anyways, while skimming through it I saw a recipe that [...]
Filed under: Main Dish, RECIPES, Side Dish | Tagged: 30 minute meals, Rachael Ray, magazine, Chicken with Apples Pears and Camembert Mashed Potatoes, Every Day with Rachael Ray | No Comments »
When the weather starts to get cooler I like to bust out my trusty dutch oven and make one-pot meals. We had a bag of potatoes from our produce delivery to use so I decide to make a pot roast. I found an interesting recipe online from Dave Lieberman. It was remarkably easy to prepare [...]
Filed under: Main Dish, RECIPES | Tagged: cooking, Dave Lieberman, dutch oven, food, one pot meal, Red Wine Pot Roast with Honey and Thyme | No Comments »
To get in the election spirit we made Obama Pizza burgers. This was an online bonus recipe in the new Food Network magazine.
It’s a burger in between two pieces of garlic bread…what’s not to like?
Recipe link
Mike and I have already mailed in our ballets. Get out and vote Nov 4th!
Filed under: Main Dish, RECIPES | Tagged: burger, cooking, election, food, food network magazine, obama, vote | No Comments »
You all know I purchased Giada De Laurentiis’ new cookbook “Giada’s Kitchen” in order to attend the signing event. Well, the book is actually really nice. The pictures are beautiful and the recipes are inventive. The first recipe we decided to make was the “Butternut Squash and Vanilla Risotto” (we used acorn squash). Mike “the [...]
Filed under: Main Dish, RECIPES, Starters & Soups | Tagged: acorn squash, Butternut Squash and Vanilla Risotto, cooking, food, Giada De Laurentiis, giada's kitchen | 3 Comments »
Mike picked this recipe because we had a bunch of arugula and mozzarella to use up. This was our first attempt at a stuffed burger. I was a bit worried that the pesto would ooze out all over the grill but it remained in tact. The pesto did not use a lot of oil so [...]
Filed under: Main Dish, RECIPES | Tagged: burger, cooking, food, Gourmet magazine, grill, Sundried Tomato and Arugula Pesto | 2 Comments »
Bon Appétit “Classic” vs. “New” Chicken Parm battle
I found two chicken parmesan recipes from Bon Appétit. The Sept 2008 cover featured a classic version by Mario Batali’s Otto restaurant and the June 2008 issue featured a new somewhat healthier version. Mike and I made both to see… which recipe reigned supreme.
The “classic” version was pretty [...]
Filed under: Main Dish, RECIPES | Tagged: food, mario batali, cooking, Bon Appétit, Chicken Parmesan, otto | No Comments »
Have you ever made pasta in the same manner as a risotto? Well, here’s your chance. It’s the same concept except you substitute small pasta for the rice. The result is a slow cooked masterpiece and well worth the time it takes to prepare. The sauce was so rich and creamy I actually felt guilty [...]
Filed under: Main Dish, RECIPES | Tagged: food, risotto, food and wine magazine, cooking, Creamy Pasta with Tomato Confit and Fresh Goat Cheese | No Comments »
Mike & I woke up to a pizza episode on the Essence of Emeril. Emeril’s Pizza Alla Napoletana was inspirational. We had a basket of cherry tomats to use up so we decided to create our own interpretation of his pizza. We rolled out a Trader Joe’s pre-made dough then rubbed it with a garlic [...]
Filed under: Main Dish, RECIPES | Tagged: cooking, Emeril Lagasse, food, Heirloom tomato and buffalo mozzarella, pizza, Pizza Alla Napoletana, pizza stone | No Comments »
Indian food has never been a favorite of mine, probably because the only times I have had it was when coworkers took me to all-you-can-eat Indian lunch buffets. It was always a bad experience where I ended up eating tons of bread and not much else. When I saw this chicken recipe in the October [...]
Filed under: Main Dish, RECIPES | Tagged: Chicken Tikka, Cilantro and Yogurt Sauce, cooking, food, food and wine magazine, indian | No Comments »
Pete, the winner of Rachael Ray’s Hey, Can you cook?! competition returned to the show to prepare a meal. His dish looked really good so we made it. What do you think? The scallops were grand and the corn I could totally see eating at our next Thanksgiving dinner. They were super buttery and had [...]
Filed under: Main Dish, RECIPES, Side Dish, Starters & Soups | Tagged: cooking, food, Rachael Ray show, Seared Scallops with Roasted Corn and Herbs | No Comments »
I was in the mood for mussels. I order them at restaurants all the time but have never made them at home. I didn’t think it would be so easy. Once you take the time to clean them the actual prep/cook time is minimal. Mike and I picked up 2 lbs of farm raised black [...]
Filed under: Main Dish, RECIPES, Starters & Soups | Tagged: cooking, food, food & wine magazine october 2008, mussels, New Zealand green lipped mussels, Sauvignon Blanc–Steamed Mussels, wine | No Comments »
Tis the season to be eating tomatoes! I was watching the Tomato episode of Jamie Oliver’s show Jamie at Home and decided to make a tomato feast. Mike and I went to the farmers market and got a bevy of heirlooms. They look soooo good this time of year.
We followed Jamie’s instructions for making the [...]
Filed under: Main Dish, RECIPES, Starters & Soups | Tagged: caprese salad, cooking, food, jamie oliver, pasta salad, tomatoes | 6 Comments »
I was excited to see a recipe from Charles Phan of the Slanted Door in the Sept. issue of Food & Wine. I love Asian cuisine but I usually find it difficult to prepare at home. This dish on the other hand was extremely easy to make. One of the main ingredients was fish sauce. [...]
Filed under: Main Dish, RECIPES | Tagged: asian, Caramelized Black Pepper Chicken, charles phan, cooking, food, food & wine magazine, slanted door | 2 Comments »
This was the first pasta sauce I have made where you throw everything in a Cuisinart — no stove top cooking involved. When finished it looked like a cream sauce, yet no dairy was added. It was simple and flavorful. Perfect for a hot summer night. This was one of the “30 best fast recipes” [...]
Filed under: Main Dish, RECIPES | Tagged: cooking, food, food & wine magazine, pasta, Penne with Triple Tomato Sauce | 2 Comments »
I was viewing TV the other night and a show came on all about sandwiches. One place in NY that serves up Elvis’ favorite sando made an impression on my mind. After watching I was determined to make one. I found a version of the recipe and whipped out one of my favorite wedding gifts…THE [...]
Filed under: Main Dish, RECIPES | Tagged: cooking, Elvis Presley, food, honey, nutella, panini grill, Peanut Butter and Banana Sandwich | No Comments »
Everyone is always looking for new methods to prepare chicken. I challenged Mike to whip up the bird in ways he hadn’t made before. Here are the results:
Meal #1 → Baked Chicken Breasts with Tomatoes, Smoked bacon, and Madeira. This originally called for ham but things are always better with bacon! Served over buttery rice this [...]
Filed under: Main Dish, RECIPES | Tagged: chicken, Chicken Cacciatore, food, joy of cooking, RECIPES, smoked bacon | No Comments »
We were in Napa for a family reunion last month. For dinner one evening Francisco (Mike’s cousin’s husband) prepared traditional Spanish Tortillas. Francisco is from Spain. When I heard tortilla I immediately thought of the Mexican version but this was completely different. It was more like a frittata composed of eggs, onion and potatoes. Francisco [...]
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I was craving Fajitas but didn’t know how to prepare the steak. I ended up using a Paula Deen recipe. The result was displeasing due to the lack of flavor. It probably wasn’t the best idea to look to the kooky southern cook for a Mexican recipe but it was called Gold Medal Fajitas. It [...]
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