Quick and delicious weeknight meals
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. …
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 …
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, …
Okay…so I actually cooked this on Tuesday but I liked the title Meatless Monday! A few comments… My new favorite grocery store — the Westside Market — had fresh ricotta when I was there on Sunday. Fresh ricotta makes this dish even more delicious! I …
A short post tonight… Here’s a great spicy steak rub! Not much to modify here — although I would make sure to use some kosher salt. We served the steak with corn and a slaw similar to the one from Tostada Night. A nice summer …
Looking for a truly decadent summer dessert? Look no further than grilled pound caked topped with delicious mango and papaya drizzled in a rich Mexican chocolate and topped with homemade whipped cream. What a wonderful combination of flavors and textures! I love the rich chocolate …
A couple of years ago I saw an episode of Bobby Flay’s “Boy Meets Grill” entitled French Bistro Grilling. Tim and I adore typical French bistro fare. Figuring it would only be more delicious on the grill, I printed out the episode’s recipes. We finally …