Tag: Everyday Food

Bam!…Perfect Barbecue Side Dishes…Emeril's Macaroni Salad

Bam!…Perfect Barbecue Side Dishes…Emeril's Macaroni Salad

Here’s a great alternative to mayonnaise-based pasta salads!  Lots of delicious flavors going on in this salad – goat cheese, olives, proscuitto, and a great vinaigrette. Last night, I made this to go along with our hamburgers on the grill.  I didn’t have any proscuitto 

Perfect Barbecue Side Dishes: Green Bean Salad

Perfect Barbecue Side Dishes: Green Bean Salad

This is a super simple green bean salad with a refreshing lemon vinaigrette and some thinly sliced grilled red onions. The salad is made with haricot vert — French green beans — which are thinner and longer than typical string beans.  I also find the 

Summer Kickoff BBQ…RIBS!

Summer Kickoff BBQ…RIBS!

We had some friends up to Becket last night.  Amy, Colin and their adorable daughter Lucy drove up from New Haven and Ashley, who lives in San Francisco, drove over from Boston where she had some meetings.  Sadly, Ashley’s husband Dave and beautiful baby girl 

Mother's Day Brunch: Tomato, Olive & Rosemary Crustless Quiche, Asparagus Gruyere Tart, and a Green Salad

Mother's Day Brunch: Tomato, Olive & Rosemary Crustless Quiche, Asparagus Gruyere Tart, and a Green Salad

Tim and I hosted an “Early Mother’s Day / See our New Apartment” brunch on Saturday for Tim’s parents, brother, our sister-in-law, and our beautiful little niece Kaylin.  I made two wonderful brunch dishes – a tomato, olive, and rosemary crustless quiche and an asparagus 

Lemony Tortellini with Peas and Prosciutto

Lemony Tortellini with Peas and Prosciutto

Taste: *** Difficulty: Easy Cleanup: Quick After a long day at AdBuyer.com, I didn’t want to cook a complicated dish but I did want to relax in my kitchen and cook a meal for me and Tim.  I saw this super easy and flavorful pasta 

Salmon with Couscous Pilaf

Salmon with Couscous Pilaf

Martha Stewart’s Everyday Food magazine is great source for easy weeknight meals.  I have been a loyal subscriber ever since I picked up their inaugural issue at the supermarket checkout. Here’s a one-pot salmon recipe from a 2005 issue that I have made a number 

Pasta with Roasted Cauliflower, Parsley, and Breadcrumbs

Pasta with Roasted Cauliflower, Parsley, and Breadcrumbs

This simple pasta recipe caught my eye because I adore roasted cauliflower.  In fact, I love all roasted vegetables.  Tossing veggies with a little olive oil, kosher salt, and pepper and roasting at 425 – 475 degrees is a super simple but incredibly flavorful way