Quick and delicious weeknight meals
My mom made this delicious winter salad for me last night (thank you to Ann for introducing it to my mom). What a wonderful combination of crunch from the celery, sweet from the dates, and sharpness from the cheese. Celery Salad with Walnuts, Dates and …
Domino — one of my favorite magazines — has become the latest victim of the recession and decline in print advertising. Domino artfully packaged decorating, fashion, and entertaining articles in one beautiful magazine. An issue of Domino not only allowed me to escape for a …
This Bean & Sausage Stew recipe is a weeknight staple in our apartment. And, it is what I intended to cook last night.  However, after a long day in the AdBuyer.com salt mines, the pull of cool Pacificos and spicy guacamole at Los Dados (our …
The Monday New York Times used to be my favorite because I could finish the crossword with ease, making me feel as gifted a crossword puzzle solver as my brother John and my mother-in-law Pam. But once I discovered the wonderfully simple recipes from Mark …
Since I will be going out to dinner tonight with my dear friend Linda, I thought I’d provide a proven recipe I made a couple of weeks ago. Tim and I both loved it! Not the greatest dish for leftovers, but, freshly made, it hit …
After a gluttonous steak dinner with some very creamy creamed spinach, I thought we should go a bit lighter tonight and enjoy a vegetarian dinner. I was looking through the February recipes posted on Epicurious and found this Black Bean Burger recipe that couldn’t be …
The idea for a steak dinner started with the extra bag of spinach I had in the fridge. What’s better than my steakhouse favorite, creamed spinach? We needed some steak to go with the spinach, so I went to the store intending to buy skirt …
My first post is actually something I made over the weekend, but this is the perfect dish to make ahead. It actually tastes better the next day! First of all, I should say that Ina Garten (aka the Barefoot Contessa) has never let me down. …