Quick and delicious weeknight meals
Here is a quick and easy summer dessert. It would have been a healthier dessert except I baked a pound cake (thanks to Betty Crocker). Make sure the peaches are ripe but not too ripe — it’s easier to cut them. The peaches were even …
My friend Judy made this recipe several years ago. I really enjoyed it and have made it for many dinner guests since! I love skirt steak and, as you know, I love a little spice so this is a great combination for me. The chimichurri …
I have made this orzo dish several times and everyone loves it! It’s just a great combo of flavors — sweetness from the cherries, saltiness from the ricotta salata, some freshness from the basil and arugula, and little crunch from the pine nuts. A couple …
We had lots of visitors of the human, canine, and baby variety this weekend in Becket — the Sheehans (Amy, Colin and Lucy), the Fleckers (Kate, Evan, Duncan, and Sadie), and Danny, Rachel, and Maddie (woof!). We had lots of fun, Angus had many playmates, …
I had picked up some nice boneless pork chops the other day and was searching for a recipe when I came across this Giada de Laurentiis dish. I tend to really enjoy her recipes so I decided to give it a whirl! Just a couple …
Here is a weeknight barbecue meal that’s a quick and easy version of sausage and peppers. We had this last week in the Berkshires and it couldn’t have been quicker or easier. Plus it was quite tasty! The precooked polenta in a tube cooks up …
Meatless Mondays are back with a vegetarian pasta recipe. (And, I ACTUALLY did make this on a Monday!) This simple dish — requiring only a few ingredients — is packed with lemony flavor. Because I had some fresh asparagus and Italian parsley in the fridge, …
Besides cooking, reading is my top hobby so I thought I would share two wonderful culinary-themed books I just read — Julie & Julia and Kitchen Confidential. Neither are new releases but I finally got around to reading both of them. Several people suggested reading …
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. …
Looking for a Sunday brunch recipe? Here is a delicious and easy frittata! I made this last Sunday for Tim’s family and everyone seemed to enjoy it. I doubled the eggs and whipping cream — I had made the recipe once before and it really …