Quick and delicious weeknight meals
Given the unusually hot weather in NYC this week, I was in the mood for a lighter meal and one that didn’t require much time. This recipe from Everyday Food looked perfect since it required little prep work and relied on a rotisserie chicken. I …
We had a quiet Easter at home in New York City. My mom came in for dinner. Since Tim, my mom, and I are all lamb lovers, I decided lamb chops were a perfect Easter dinner. I found this recipe on Epicurious and thought it …
This is the perfect spring dessert! The cake is so fluffy and moist — thanks to the milk and whipped egg whites. And, it is filled with wonderful sweetness from the brown sugar and some tartness from the lemon. Not many suggestions to improve this …
For any of you who have read Julia Child’s My Life in France or seen the movie Julie & Julia, you will recognize sole meuniere as the star of Julie Child’s first significant meal after arriving in France. It’s incredibly simple — fillets of sole, …
I have posted this recipe before but it was part of a larger post so I decided it deserves its very own post. We had this quick and healthy side with our Sole Meuniere last night. Broccolini is sweeter than regular broccoli and only needs …
Last night, I made these tasty chicken burgers that have all the goodness from chicken parm packed into a burger patty. For the burger coating, I used store bought breadcrumbs because the bread I had on hand was rosemary flavored. Wasn’t sure if rosemary would …
As my due date approaches, I am definitely slowing down a bit so I am on the hunt for some easy weeknight meals. Tim and I both love pesto of any sort so when I saw this super simple Giada de Laurentiis recipe the other …
We had this tasty vegetarian pasta dish last week. It was very quick and easy to prepare, quite delicious, and reminded me of springtime. The store didn’t have frozen lima beans so I substituted frozen edamame (baby soybeans). Edamame are packed with protein and quite …
Here is a super easy and healthy Asian-inspired dinner. Chicken is sauteed in soy sauce and light brown sugar and then tossed with toasted sesame seeds. The sesame chicken is piled on top of soba noodles and greens that have been drizzled with a simple …
Perhaps being pregnant is making me overly sentimental but I realized that 10 years ago this weekend marks the beginning of my journey as a “foodie”. I took Tim out to celebrate his 25th birthday. The first of many birthday celebrations we have shared. Given …