Tag: Food

The Wednesday New York Times

The Wednesday New York Times

The Monday New York Times used to be my favorite because I could finish the crossword with ease, making me feel as gifted a crossword puzzle solver as my brother John and my mother-in-law Pam.  But once I discovered the wonderfully simple recipes from Mark 

Broken Lasagna with Walnut Pesto

Broken Lasagna with Walnut Pesto

Since I will be going out to dinner tonight with my dear friend Linda, I thought I’d provide a proven recipe I made a couple of weeks ago. Tim and I both loved it!  Not the greatest dish for leftovers, but, freshly made, it hit 

Black Bean Burgers with Guacamole Salad

Black Bean Burgers with Guacamole Salad

After a gluttonous steak dinner with some very creamy creamed spinach, I thought we should go a bit lighter tonight and enjoy a vegetarian dinner. I was looking through the February recipes posted on Epicurious and found this Black Bean Burger recipe that couldn’t be 

A Steakhouse Dinner at Home

A Steakhouse Dinner at Home

The idea for a steak dinner started with the extra bag of spinach I had in the fridge.  What’s better than my steakhouse favorite, creamed spinach?  We needed some steak to go with the spinach, so I went to the store intending to buy skirt 

Chicken Chili

Chicken Chili

My first post is actually something I made over the weekend, but this is the perfect dish to make ahead.  It actually tastes better the next day! First of all, I should say that Ina Garten (aka the Barefoot Contessa) has never let me down.Â