Quick and delicious weeknight meals
We filled these beautiful store-bought chocolate shells with blueberries and sliced strawberries that we marinated in Chambord and garnished the shells with a sprig of mint. Impressive presentation and very delicious!
This was definitely one of the favorites at the shower! The only suggestions here are: 1) Buy good quality shrimp. Purchasing them peeled and deveined will save you some time. 2) Use fresh lemon juice and fresh herbs. It will definitely made a difference. 3) …
This dish was absolutely delicious the day we made it but I think it lost something overnight. It didn’t refrigerate super well and I would suggest serving this dish the day you make it. Only a couple of minor notes. We cooked the strip steak …
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 …
As people were arriving at the shower, we served a simple veggie platter with this ranch dip. The dip was easy to make and worked well with low-fat sour cream and mayo. To reduce the amount of slicing and chopping we needed to do, we …
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 …
We had our friends Pam and Tony over for dinner last night. My mom will be quite surprised by the menu because it involved two ingredients I tend to avoid — dill and fennel. But when I saw the mahi mahi recipe as well as …
What’s better than strawberries and cream! Mark Bittman provides a wonderful alternative to the traditional vanilla-flavored custard in this week’s Dining section in the New York Times. I’ve included the recipe below but don’t skip the article — Strawberries, Coddled.  It provides some great tips …