Tag: Everyday Food

Prepping for Baby: Vegetable Lasagna

Prepping for Baby: Vegetable Lasagna

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 

Super Fast Spaghetti & Meatballs

Super Fast Spaghetti & Meatballs

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 

Steak Sandwiches with Sauteed Mushrooms & Spinach

Steak Sandwiches with Sauteed Mushrooms & Spinach

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 

Cold Soba Noodle Salad with Chicken, Peppers, and Cucumbers

Cold Soba Noodle Salad with Chicken, Peppers, and Cucumbers

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 

Baked Pasta with Spinach, Ricotta and Proscuitto

Baked Pasta with Spinach, Ricotta and Proscuitto

Here is another recipe courtesy of my new iPhone app.  After a long week, it was a super easy meal to prepare on a Sunday night. I would suggest a few changes to the recipe to amp up the flavor.  In addition to the 1/2 

Dinner Courtesy of an iPhone app: Pepper Steak with Squash and Mushrooms

Dinner Courtesy of an iPhone app: Pepper Steak with Squash and Mushrooms

Tim and I had a very long week moving our AdBuyer.com offices from shared office space in Tribeca to our very own space in the Flatiron.  We were planning to drive up to the Berkshires Friday night but were too tired so we drove up 

Meatless Monday is Back: Pea & Parsley Pesto

Meatless Monday is Back: Pea & Parsley Pesto

Here is a delicious vegetarian dinner.  I promise — you won’t miss the meat! I never had pesto made with peas before, but the parsley – pea – walnut combination was terrific.  A little sweetness from the peas, some nuttiness from the parmesan and walnuts, 

Holiday Season Dinner Party Menu!

Holiday Season Dinner Party Menu!

We had 3 couples over for dinner last night.  Our dear friends Jason and Maria are expecting their second child on New Year’s Eve so we thought it would be fun to have them over — before things get even busier for them — to 

Holiday Desserts: Cranberry Upside-Down Cake

Holiday Desserts: Cranberry Upside-Down Cake

I made this cake for Thanksgiving last year and really enjoyed it so I decided to make for last night. The cake is incredibly moist — probably because of the milk in the batter — and the cranberry, cinnamon, allspice mixture provides a wonderful holiday 

Putting the Ground Beef to Work: Lighter Beef Tacos

Putting the Ground Beef to Work: Lighter Beef Tacos

Tim and I have an extraordinary amount of ground beef from the half steer we purchased.  The ground beef is very high quality and pretty lean. I put a small portion of the meat to work in a taco recipe one night this week.  It