Quick and delicious weeknight meals
Pureed cauliflower is one of my favorite winter side dishes. It is a great accompaniment to many comfort foods – stews, roast chicken, meatloaf — and is far less caloric and full of carbohydrates than mashed potatoes. Here is recipe I have concocted. If you’d …
Since it is our last morning in Becket after a wonderful week, I decided to make a special breakfast. Pregnancy has definitely brought out my sweet tooth so I thought french toast would be a delicious way to start our Sunday! I had a loaf …
Happy New Year! The first post of the year is a quick one. Last night, I made this simple spinach salad. The recipe reminds me of my mom’s spinach salad which I have always loved! I used baby spinach because that’s what we had but …
I just wanted to write a Happy New Year message to my readers and say thank you for reading my blog during 2009! Here are some stats for the year: This is my 215th post for the year. I’ve had just under 31,000 readers since …
Here’s a delicious oatmeal chocolate chip cookie recipe. I made these today to bring up to Vermont where we are spending New Year’s with Tim’s brother, his wife, and baby girl. The cookies are chewy and packed with lots of chocolaty and oat goodness. The …
We have lots of ground beef from the half steer. I typically make turkey chili but figured beef chili was perfect for a frigid day in Becket (windchill was negative 15 degrees!) and a good use for the copious amounts of ground beef in our …
We are working our way through the 50 pounds of grass-fed beef we have in our freezer. I defrosted some beef shanks but wasn’t sure what to do with them. I was pretty sure it was a cut of meat that required braising but was …
Tim and I are back in the Berkshires with our amazing beef stash. Last night, I decided to make braised short ribs — a perfect dish for a cold winter night! I can still remember when I first fell in love with braised short ribs. …
Here is a delicious sugar cookie recipe. I don’t think the cookies needed 15 to 20 minutes. Check on them at 12 minutes. I decorated the cookies with red sugar and red and green M&Ms to make them festive! Enjoy! Merry Christmas! Classic Sugar Cookies …
Merry Christmas to all the Weeknight Gourmet readers! I was baking this morning so I figured I would share a couple of last minute cookie recipes. I made a couple of modifications to the thumbprint cookie recipe below. Instead of lemon juice and zest, I …