Tag: Everyday Food

Grilled Pork Tenderloin

Grilled Pork Tenderloin

In case you are grilling this weekend, here is a great rub I used last weekend for pork tenderloin.  I adapted it from an Everyday Food recipe for pork chops on the grill. The rub provided great flavor to grilled pork! Rub for Grilled Pork 

End of Summer BBQ: Barbecue Chicken

End of Summer BBQ: Barbecue Chicken

We had this delicious barbecue chicken on Sunday.  Everyone loved it!  It is definitely more work than using a store-bought sauce but I think it is worth it.  The rub imparts some spice and the sauce has sweetness from the molasses. No changes to the 

Betty's, Buckles, Cobblers, Crumbles and Crisps…oh my!

Betty's, Buckles, Cobblers, Crumbles and Crisps…oh my!

Have you ever wondered what the difference is between a crisp and a cobbler?  What about brown betty’s and buckles?  (To be honest, I don’t think I had ever heard of a buckle until I found this recipe.)  The one commonality I do know is 

Summer Barbecue Menu: Spiced Butterflied Leg of Lamb, Zucchini & Orzo, and Roasted Red Peppers with White Beans and Mozzarella

Summer Barbecue Menu: Spiced Butterflied Leg of Lamb, Zucchini & Orzo, and Roasted Red Peppers with White Beans and Mozzarella

We had Tim’s family up to the Berkshires this weekend.  Tim’s parents and the dogs arrived on Friday and Tim’s brother, his wife, and baby girl came on Saturday. We had this delicious and surprisingly simple barbecue menu on Friday night!  I love grilled lamb 

Orzo & Zucchini Salad

Orzo & Zucchini Salad

Here is a wonderful way to put fresh zucchini and basil to work — a tasty and healthy pasta salad dish for the summer.  I did add an extra clove of garlic to the recipe.  I also added crumbled ricotta salata cheese for some additional 

Summer Barbecue Menu: Spiced Butterflied Leg of Lamb

Summer Barbecue Menu: Spiced Butterflied Leg of Lamb

One of my favorite summertime barbecue treats growing up was butterflied leg of lamb.  My dad would butterfly the leg of lamb himself and grill it to perfection!  SUPERB-O! I am not the butcher he was so when I ask a butcher to butterfly the 

Baby Shower Tea: Leek Tart

Baby Shower Tea: Leek Tart

This tart couldn’t be simpler — the only ingredients are leeks sauteed in butter and seasoned with salt and pepper and frozen puff pastry.  It’s amazing how much flavor this tart has with so few ingredients. And, the puff pastry leads to an elegant presentation! 

Perfect Summer Pasta: Campanelle with Roasted Summer Vegetables and Basil

Perfect Summer Pasta: Campanelle with Roasted Summer Vegetables and Basil

This is what I intended to make for dinner last night but sadly when I cut into my yellow squash, they looked far from appetizing!  We had to settle for some ravioli from the freezer.  But I wanted to post this recipe because I have 

The Weeknight Gourmet's 100th Post!

The Weeknight Gourmet's 100th Post!

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 

Putting Summer Produce to Work: Gnocchi with Summer Vegetables

Putting Summer Produce to Work: Gnocchi with Summer Vegetables

Taste: *** Difficulty: Easy Cleanup: Quick I made this very easy vegetarian pasta dish last night.  What a wonderful way to put summer produce to work! The great thing about this dish is that the ratio of vegetables to gnocchi allows the vegetable to take