What to do when you have a lot of asparagus: Fold it ‘discreetly’ into an omelette. Toss with orzo, feta & basil pesto. Works every time! Truth: Only reason why I’m making this post is because I like to impart useless words of wisdom as I walk out the door, for brunch, leaving behind a lot [...]
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Asparagus envy
Posted in food, recipes, tagged asparagus omelette, orzo with feta & asparagus on December 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Le Slaw
Posted in food, recipes, tagged bacon, Cabbage slaw recipe with bacon, Slaw recipe on November 6, 2011 | 2 Comments »
My fridge is like the fridge from Chopped. Random at best. Cabbage. Grainy mustard. Artichokes. Sundried tomatoes. Chives. Bacon. Now, why wouldn’t we combine all of these? Anything goes when your last meal was a plate of dirty nachos. No story to be told. Move along now.
Best homemade fish tacos
Posted in food, recipes, tagged basa fish recipes, best fish tacos recipe, guacasalsa, homemade tacos, taco night recipes on October 13, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Monday night tacos! No matter that today is Thursday & this particular dinner happened months ago. Confession: There MAY have been a moment in time where I was cooking more than I was dining out. Mind you, fleeting. And stop snorting in disbelief. It happened! And then life resumed…… as it always does. Anyway, this goes down as one of my most favourite spreads. Basa [...]
Thanksgiving, with homemade love.
Posted in food, recipes, tagged Cornish hen recipe, Cornish hen with garlic & rosemary recipe, Fall side dishes, Roasted butternut squash soup recipe, Roasted root vegetables recipe, Thanksgiving dinner on October 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Kitchen renovations = sole reason why I hosted Thanksgiving this year. And up until Sunday morning when my mother called me, did I habour secret hopes she had been joking. Hosting didn’t mean cooking! Of course not. Crazy sense of humour. Free rein over my oven, stove, knives…entirely welcomed. Not quite. Why such a big [...]
Sunday steak dinner
Posted in food, recipes, tagged best orzo salad recipe, Flank steak recipe, grilled flank steaks, orzo with basil pesto tomatoes & feta, sauteed asparagus on September 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Cast iron grill pan is a girl’s new best friend. Flank steak, orzo with basil pesto, tomatoes & feta, asparagus. May or may not have had steak for breakfast this morning. High five leftovers! Sometimes, I follow recipes. Most of the time, I don’t. Three adamant reasons: 1) discipline… what’s that? 2) feeding 6-8 mouths? not typically. 3) [...]
Pasta with roasted tomatoes & wild mushrooms
Posted in food, recipes, tagged chanterelles, egg noodle pasta, oyster mushrooms, pasta with roasted tomatoes & wild mushrooms on September 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Love ad hoc dishes that work out. Egg noodles & pea shoots. Roasted tomatoes & basil. Chanterelle & oyster mushrooms. Delicious!
Walnut-Stuffed Eggplants
Posted in food, recipes, tagged baked eggplant, delicious, goat cheese & eggplant, Vegetarian recipes, Walnut-stuffed eggplants on August 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Next up: Walnut-stuffed eggplants! L & I made this recipe a few days ago… and swooned. It’s seriously that good. Again, adapted from the Farmers’ Market Cookbook: Best of Summer (Vegetarian Times Special), but we had some fun with it. So, rations are slightly off – ahem – more eggplant filling than eggplant shells to [...]
Ricotta-Basil Stuffed Tomatoes
Posted in food, recipes, tagged Easy summer recipes, Ricotta-Basil Stuffed Tomatoes, Vegetarian recipes on August 10, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Stuffed peppers, stuffed mushrooms, stuffed tomatoes… shall we stuff crevices with fresh ingredients, sprinkle generously with cheese and bake? Sounds fab to me. First up: Ricotta-Basil Stuffed Tomatoes L & I made this recipe a few months ago and loved it. Corn & zucchini remind me of summer, fresh basil is a hit of happy, and red onion [...]
Slow-roasted tomatoes
Posted in food, recipes, tagged cooking for friends recipes, slow-roasted tomatoes, tomato & white bean salad on November 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
New obsession. Slow-roasting. Garlic. Tomatoes. Frankly, anything we can get our hands on. Surprise! I do in fact, turn on my stove every once & a while. Figured I’d take a break from tales of restaurant gluttony. And regale you with tales in the kitchen. FYI: Best smell in the world is garlic roasting. Someone should really make a candle for it…imagine? L would probably kill [...]
