Month: September 2009

Dinner for One: Spaghetti with Fried Eggs

Dinner for One: Spaghetti with Fried Eggs

I recently read Amanda Hesser’s Cooking for Mr. Latte: A Food Lover’s Courtship, with Recipes (many thanks to Raina for the recommendation).  The book wonderfully weaves together tales of cooking, dining out, and eating with friends and family and her relationship with her now husband 

End of Summer Dessert: Blueberry Crisp

End of Summer Dessert: Blueberry Crisp

We had a wonderful Labor Day weekend with our friends Ashley, Dave, and their almost 1-year-old Nora as well as Amy and her 1-year-old Lucy. We savored the last bit of summer with some local wild blueberries in a yummy and incredibly easy blueberry crisp.  

End of Summer BBQ: Barbecue Chicken

End of Summer BBQ: Barbecue Chicken

We had this delicious barbecue chicken on Sunday.  Everyone loved it!  It is definitely more work than using a store-bought sauce but I think it is worth it.  The rub imparts some spice and the sauce has sweetness from the molasses. No changes to the 

Weeknight Gourmet is Back from Spain!

Weeknight Gourmet is Back from Spain!

Tim and I arrived home from our wonderful trip to northern Spain on Wednesday.  We had a wonderful time and enjoyed each stop on the trip — Bilbao, Rioja, and San Sebastian.  Beautiful scenery as well as good food and wine were enjoyed in each