Quick and delicious weeknight meals
Meatless Mondays are back with a vegetarian pasta recipe. (And, I ACTUALLY did make this on a Monday!) This simple dish — requiring only a few ingredients — is packed with lemony flavor. Because I had some fresh asparagus and Italian parsley in the fridge, …
Besides cooking, reading is my top hobby so I thought I would share two wonderful culinary-themed books I just read — Julie & Julia and Kitchen Confidential. Neither are new releases but I finally got around to reading both of them. Several people suggested reading …
It’s another rainy summer day but that doesn’t mean we can’t dine on quintessential summer foods like WATERMELON! To me, there are few foods that encapsulate summer better than a juicy slice of watermelon. Here is a great salad with watermelon, feta, and baby arugula. …
Looking for a Sunday brunch recipe? Here is a delicious and easy frittata! I made this last Sunday for Tim’s family and everyone seemed to enjoy it. I doubled the eggs and whipping cream — I had made the recipe once before and it really …
I love pizza but no one loves pizza more than my mom! We had pizza every Friday night growing up and my mom is always on the hunt for a yummy pizza pie. So when I knew that she was going to be visiting, I …
Have you ever wondered what the difference is between a crisp and a cobbler? What about brown betty’s and buckles? (To be honest, I don’t think I had ever heard of a buckle until I found this recipe.) The one commonality I do know is …
We had Tim’s family up to the Berkshires this weekend. Tim’s parents and the dogs arrived on Friday and Tim’s brother, his wife, and baby girl came on Saturday. We had this delicious and surprisingly simple barbecue menu on Friday night! I love grilled lamb …
Here is a wonderful way to put fresh zucchini and basil to work — a tasty and healthy pasta salad dish for the summer. I did add an extra clove of garlic to the recipe. I also added crumbled ricotta salata cheese for some additional …
One of my favorite summertime barbecue treats growing up was butterflied leg of lamb. My dad would butterfly the leg of lamb himself and grill it to perfection! SUPERB-O! I am not the butcher he was so when I ask a butcher to butterfly the …
To accompany our grilled leg of lamb dinner, I made #54 on Mark Bittman’s 101 Simple Summer Salads. The “recipe” is below: “Slice roasted red peppers (if you must use canned, try to find piquillos) and fresh mozzarella. Toss with cooked white beans, olive oil, …