Quick and delicious weeknight meals
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 …
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, …
I have posted this recipe before but it was part of a larger post so I decided it deserves its very own post. We had this quick and healthy side with our Sole Meuniere last night. Broccolini is sweeter than regular broccoli and only needs …
Last night, I made these tasty chicken burgers that have all the goodness from chicken parm packed into a burger patty. For the burger coating, I used store bought breadcrumbs because the bread I had on hand was rosemary flavored. Wasn’t sure if rosemary would …
As my due date approaches, I am definitely slowing down a bit so I am on the hunt for some easy weeknight meals. Tim and I both love pesto of any sort so when I saw this super simple Giada de Laurentiis recipe the other …