Quick and delicious weeknight meals
Tim and I both love a good French bistro or brasserie. In case you are not sure of the difference, here’s an explanation from Wikipedia: In France, a brasserie is a café doubling as a restaurant and serving single dishes and other meals in a …
Here is a great roasted chicken recipe — perfect for the fall weather! The dish takes about an hour to cook but has minimal prep work so it is definitely doable on a weeknight. I made two minor additions to the recipe. In addition to …
Here is a tasty weeknight meal inspired by Vietnamese cooking. The beef has a great sweet-savory flavor with a nice kick from lots of black pepper. The sauce is comprised of fish sauce, soy sauce, lime juice, and light brown sugar. If you are not …
I love chili! It is such a satisfying fall and winter meal. Plus, it usually packs some heat which I love. And, it usually only requires a single pot! I was looking for a new chili recipe using ground beef so I could use the …
As Charlotte grows, I’m trying to introduce different flavors to her in the hope that we’ll avoid the super picky eater stage that seems to hit most toddlers. I was emailing with my friends Raina and Lara about baby / toddler food and Raina mentioned …
Here are two great recipes for weeknight entertaining or for a special meal for you and your love. Rack of lamb sounds complicated but is surprisingly quick and easy to make. Luckily, I married a fellow lamb lover. Not everyone likes lamb. But I am …
Autumn days and autumn nights, Autumn feelings and autumn sights. Leaves of red, yellow and gold, Afternoons so bright and bold. These are two lines of a poem I wrote in the fifth grade. I can’t remember the rest of the poem but I always …
We are on the Jersey Shore until Labor Day. It’s been a great getaway — there is nothing I find more relaxing than the beach! This weekend we had some friends visit us and we had lots of good food — grilled pork chops, grilled …
I must say I was a little surprised to see Gwyneth Paltrow on the cover of Bon Appetit the other month. Obviously, her image has graced countless magazine covers but, after her macrobiotic phase, I typically don’t associate her with delicious food. But she has …
I bought some beautiful red bell peppers and zucchini balls at the farmer’s market. The zucchini ball seemed perfect for stuffing so I search for a stuffed pepper / zucchini recipe. My challenge was to find a recipe that did not involve rice or a …