Quick and delicious weeknight meals
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 …
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, …