The Other White Meat: Pork with Arugula, Proscuitto & Tomatoes

The Other White Meat: Pork with Arugula, Proscuitto & Tomatoes

Taste: **** Difficulty: Easy Cleanup: Quick I had some extra baby arugula from last night’s meal and was trying to work it into tonight’s meal when I saw this recipe on Food & Wine’s website.  Since I love every ingredient in this recipe – pork 

Chickpea & Sausage Stew

Chickpea & Sausage Stew

Taste: *** Difficulty: Easy Cleanup: Quick I made this very easy stew recipe tonight.  Other than the sausage required for the recipe, you likely have all the ingredients in your cabinet and freezer — an excellent quality in a weeknight recipe. The recipe is a 

Curry in a Hurry: Curried Rice with Shrimp

Curry in a Hurry: Curried Rice with Shrimp

Taste:  *** Difficulty: Easy Cleanup: Quick I had such a positive response to the chicken curry recipe I posted that I thought I’d try another curry dish.  So while Angus noshed on his “turkey pot hold the pie,” Tim and I enjoyed this easy shrimp curry 

A Brunch Favorite: BLT Frittata

A Brunch Favorite: BLT Frittata

Tim and I are in NYC for the weekend for the first time in over a month.  The weekend is packed with various fun events so our kitchen will remain idle until Sunday night. I thought I would post one of my favorite brunch recipes 

Lemon Chicken with Olives

Lemon Chicken with Olives

There’s nothing better than coming home after a long day to a fridge full of the ingredients you need to make a delicious meal!  I had received this Real Simple Lemon Chicken recipe via email a few days ago and picked up the ingredients when 

Salmon with Couscous Pilaf

Salmon with Couscous Pilaf

Martha Stewart’s Everyday Food magazine is great source for easy weeknight meals.  I have been a loyal subscriber ever since I picked up their inaugural issue at the supermarket checkout. Here’s a one-pot salmon recipe from a 2005 issue that I have made a number 

Easy Winter Cassoulet

Easy Winter Cassoulet

Here’s another great one-pot meal you can make on a cold Sunday and heat up for dinner during the week. Winter Cassoulet Real Simple 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 pound Italian sausage, casings removed 1 1/2 cups chicken broth 1 onion, thinly sliced 3 carrots, cut into 1/2-inch dice 3 parsnips, cut into 1/2-inch 

Beef and Butternut Squash Stew

Beef and Butternut Squash Stew

I am in Vermont this weekend visiting Doug & Julina (my brother-in-law and sister-in-law) so I thought this stew recipe from Giada de Laurentiis’s Apres Ski episode on Everyday Italian was a fitting post for the day. I made this stew last winter on a 

Tortellini Soup

Tortellini Soup

Since it is cold & flu season, I thought I would post an easy chicken soup recipe that I made a couple of weeks ago. A few notes on the recipe, I used bone-in, skin-on breasts instead of a whole chicken.  I added celery to 

Mediterranean Fish Stew

Mediterranean Fish Stew

This super simple fish stew comes together quickly but tastes as if the broth has been simmering for hours. A few notes on the recipe… The second time I made it I used combination of halibut and salmon which gave the stew a much richer