Quick and delicious weeknight meals
This chicken salad was delicious and is a wonderful alternative to traditional mayonnaise-based chicken salads. The salad has a wonderful Asian flavor from the soy sauce, toasted sesame oil, sesame seeds, and peanut butter. Just a few tips…Roasting skin-on, bone-in chicken breasts ensures that the …
My mom has made this salad for me before and I loved it! So simple and fresh tasting. No changes to the recipe but I do advise to always use fresh lemon juice and to buy pitted olives. We quadrupled the recipe for 25 but …
I started this cooking blog one night in late January and really wasn’t sure how it would be received or if I’d enjoy writing it. I have been pleasantly surprised by the positive reception from my readers and how much I enjoy communicating my culinary …
Yesterday I defrosted a pork tenderloin that I had in the freezer and was looking for a good marinade or rub for grilling. I found this recipe on the Food Network’s site. I loved the sound of lime, honey, and chipotle pepper in adobo. The …
Taste: **** Difficulty: Easy Cleanup: Quick When I was grocery shopping on Tuesday night, the store had a special on very thinly cut pork chops. I bought a package not knowing how I planned to prepare them. Yesterday afternoon I did some searches for “thin …
I couldn’t resist the title — hot pepper chicken — so I decided to make this dish last night. The chicken was less spicy than I anticipated but it had nice flavor! This was a very easy dinner to make because after seasoning the chicken …
This is a super simple green bean salad with a refreshing lemon vinaigrette and some thinly sliced grilled red onions. The salad is made with haricot vert — French green beans — which are thinner and longer than typical string beans. I also find the …
Chances are if you’ve been to my house in the summer, you’ve had this dish. I first had it our close family friend Judy’s house and have made it countless times since. I take a shortcut and don’t actually make the salsa verde as shown …
Tim and I have outdoor space in our new apartment! For those that don’t live in NYC, this is a rarity!  We’ve already tried to make our little patch of patio a bit more attractive with some plants and flowers. Our bright orange patio chairs …
My mom visited us in the Berkshires for Easter. I decided to turn to Food & Wine for culinary inspiration! We had a grilled leg of lamb, pancetta-wrapped asparagus cooked on the grill, and a cannellini & green bean salad. Typically when we grill leg …