Quick and delicious weeknight meals
As many of you know, Tim and I started an online advertising company a couple of years ago. It’s been quite an adventure! We’ve been lucky enough to assemble a great team. On Monday night, we had a party at our apartment for the AdBuyer.com …
Friday was Tim and my five year wedding anniversary! It’s hard to believe it’s been so long since that beautiful day in Lenox, MA. Tim and I celebrated with an amazing dinner at Bouley. I have been lucky enough to dine at Bouley a few …
Hard to believe I have posted 150 times since late January! There have been so many delicious meals, wonderful dinner guests, and fun meal-time conversations. Plus, I have received so much positive feedback on the blog. Overall, the Weeknight Gourmet has been a fun and …
Similar to Mark Bittman’s 101 Simple Summer Salads, the Food Network Magazine published 50 Simple Salads in their most recent issue as a mini pullout booklet. I thought the Chickpea Tapas recipe would accompany the skirt steak nicely: “Mix chickpeas, capers and green olives with …
Here is a quick and easy summer dessert. It would have been a healthier dessert except I baked a pound cake (thanks to Betty Crocker). Make sure the peaches are ripe but not too ripe — it’s easier to cut them. The peaches were even …
My friend Judy made this recipe several years ago. I really enjoyed it and have made it for many dinner guests since! I love skirt steak and, as you know, I love a little spice so this is a great combination for me. The chimichurri …
I have made this orzo dish several times and everyone loves it! It’s just a great combo of flavors — sweetness from the cherries, saltiness from the ricotta salata, some freshness from the basil and arugula, and little crunch from the pine nuts. A couple …
We had lots of visitors of the human, canine, and baby variety this weekend in Becket — the Sheehans (Amy, Colin and Lucy), the Fleckers (Kate, Evan, Duncan, and Sadie), and Danny, Rachel, and Maddie (woof!). We had lots of fun, Angus had many playmates, …
I had picked up some nice boneless pork chops the other day and was searching for a recipe when I came across this Giada de Laurentiis dish. I tend to really enjoy her recipes so I decided to give it a whirl! Just a couple …
Here is a weeknight barbecue meal that’s a quick and easy version of sausage and peppers. We had this last week in the Berkshires and it couldn’t have been quicker or easier. Plus it was quite tasty! The precooked polenta in a tube cooks up …