Tag: Food & Wine

Healthy Grilling: Salmon with Sweet Onions & Red Bell Peppers

Healthy Grilling: Salmon with Sweet Onions & Red Bell Peppers

After a glutenous rib dinner, I decided we needed something a bit healthier for dinner last night.  I saw this salmon recipe in Food & Wine and loved its simplicity and the fact that there was very little prep work! We used wild sockeye salmon 

Perfect Barbecue Side Dishes: Cheese-Stuffed Grilled Peppers

Perfect Barbecue Side Dishes: Cheese-Stuffed Grilled Peppers

We made this dish — a more sophisticated jalapeno popper — for the first time last night and it appeared to be a hit! I made the cheese filling and stuffed the peppers before our guests arrived and just kept the stuffed peppers in the 

Perfect Barbecue Side Dishes: Farfalle with Salsa Verde & Grilled Ricotta Salata

Perfect Barbecue Side Dishes: Farfalle with Salsa Verde & Grilled Ricotta Salata

Chances are if you’ve been to my house in the summer, you’ve had this dish.  I first had it our close family friend Judy’s house and have made it countless times since. I take a shortcut and don’t actually make the salsa verde as shown 

Mmm…Bucatini with Pancetta, Pecorino and Pepper

Mmm…Bucatini with Pancetta, Pecorino and Pepper

Sometimes the simplest dishes are the most delicious!  This recipe only requires 3 ingredients that might not be already in your pantry/fridge — bucatini, pancetta, and Pecorino Romano. Just a couple of caveats… Don’t forget to reserve the pasta water.  It’s key to the sauce 

Magic Mushrooms: Jess's Mushroom & Gruyere Quiche

Magic Mushrooms: Jess's Mushroom & Gruyere Quiche

I saw an amazing mushroom quiche recipe by Thomas Keller in Food & Wine but it was way more quiche than we’d needed for three people and I wasn’t in the mood to make my own pastry. I ended up making a variation combining elements 

A Food & Wine Inspired Easter Dinner: Grilled Leg of Lamb, Pancetta-Wrapped Asparagus, and Cannellini & Green Bean Salad

A Food & Wine Inspired Easter Dinner: Grilled Leg of Lamb, Pancetta-Wrapped Asparagus, and Cannellini & Green Bean Salad

My mom visited us in the Berkshires for Easter.  I decided to turn to Food & Wine for culinary inspiration!  We had a grilled leg of lamb, pancetta-wrapped asparagus cooked on the grill, and a cannellini & green bean salad. Typically when we grill leg 

First BBQ of the Year: Grilled Herbed Baby Lamb Chops with Asparagus Salad

First BBQ of the Year: Grilled Herbed Baby Lamb Chops with Asparagus Salad

Taste: **** Difficult: Easy Cleanup: Quick Tim and I are in the Berkshires for the first time since March 1st!  We typically don’t go this long without coming up to our house but there’s been a lot going on with AdBuyer.com and we just haven’t 

The Other White Meat: Pork with Arugula, Proscuitto & Tomatoes

The Other White Meat: Pork with Arugula, Proscuitto & Tomatoes

Taste: **** Difficulty: Easy Cleanup: Quick I had some extra baby arugula from last night’s meal and was trying to work it into tonight’s meal when I saw this recipe on Food & Wine’s website.  Since I love every ingredient in this recipe – pork 

Dinner for One: Penne with Triple Tomato Sauce

Dinner for One: Penne with Triple Tomato Sauce

Taste: *** Difficulty: Easy Cleanup: Quick It was just me (and Angus) for dinner tonight – Tim had plans with our good friend Jason.  It’s hard to motivate to cook for one but I decided that it was the perfect opportunity to try a recipe 

Spring is in the Kitchen! Penne with Asparagus, Sage and Peas

Spring is in the Kitchen! Penne with Asparagus, Sage and Peas

Taste: *** Difficulty: Easy Cleanup: Quick Here’s a great springtime pasta dish!  Asparagus and peas are early signs of spring and two of my favorite vegetables. Look for compact tips when selecting asparagus to guarantee freshness.  Also, to ensure that your asparagus cooks evenly, select