Quick and delicious weeknight meals
I thought something with a little heat might encourage Baby O to enter the world. Since it is Cinco de Mayo, I turned to Mexico for inspiration. These chipotle shrimp tostadas looked very tasty and relatively easy to throw together. I made a few additions …
Today is my due date but Baby O is still happy so I am still blogging. Ok, so we didn’t have a meatless Monday but this recipe could easily be adapted to be vegetarian but it is just so good with the pancetta, I am …
Here is a delicious and light recipe for an unusually hot May evening. Tim and I picked up the fresh spring produce and halibut from Chelsea Market this morning. I just love shopping there! The halibut has a great flavor from the lemon zest, red …
First of all, my mother thinks it is ridiculous that I am still cooking with my due date only five days away but I really do find cooking (and blogging) relaxing. I bought the new Everyday Food cookbook a few weeks ago and have been …
Here is a tasty and elegant springtime recipe — perfect for a dinner party. The lemony broth, pan-seared salmon, and sweet pea puree is a delicious and fresh combination. When plated, the dish looks like it would be very time consuming and difficult but it …
My friend Suzanne had an adorable baby girl in February. She mentioned to me several weeks ago that she had made my favorite lasagna recipe before the baby was born and froze it. I decided that “make-ahead meals” would be a great blog series and …
As I am slowing down quite a bit with less than two weeks to go until my due date, I have tried to make pretty simple dinners. I adapted this recipe from the most recent issue of Everyday Food. Instead of actually making meatballs, you …
Tim is away at an online advertising conference so my mom came to stay with me in the event the baby comes early.  Last night I made this simple yet delicious steak sandwich for dinner. I only made one change to the recipe — I …
I am a cilantro lover and have always been curious why cilantro elicits such a strong reaction from its many haters out there. My mother-in-law won’t eat anything that cilantro has touched. And, our good friend Jason who is a pretty adventurous eater despises cilantro …
We had this tasty springtime vegetarian dinner last night. I had some asparagus that I wanted to use so I searched for a vegetarian recipe for meatless Monday. I had never seen asparagus pesto before so I had to give it a shot! I made …