Four for Dinner

I’m in a cooking doldrums. No ideas. Can’t even remember my stand-bys. Monday: Steamed butternut squash, chicken, polenta Tuesday: Baked pasta, salad Wednesday: S going to Baseball playoffs….breakfast for dinner Thursday: Steamed fish, brown rice Friday: TBD – guests for dinner

After an unseasonably cold summer, we are having an extended heat wave that makes me want to make food that keeps us cool. Since I have quarts of freshly jarred tomato juice, I think gazpacho should be one of our dinners. It is an old favorite. I think this week will be our week for [...]

It is officially fall. No, it isn’t the autumnal equinox, but school has started and we are in school/activities planning hyperdrive. There is just something about the end of August, labor day and the beginning of school that marks time for me. I wonder how I’ll feel when I’m not on the scholastic calendar anymore. [...]

And, to go with the apple tart on this cold, blustery summer evening: Paprika Roast Chicken with Sweet Onion. I was re-organizing my very full recipe folder and found this recipe from the February 2009 issue of Gourmet (sniff, sniff). I looked it up on epicurious.com and found that it was highly rated. Excellent. Quick. [...]

[This post was written weeks ago - time got away from me. Start of school and all.] We had a fun, easy dinner last night. Melon with prosciutto to start, plus some white figs with a little blue cheese and a drizzle of balsamic reduction. For dinner, we had grilled boneless pork chops, french green [...]

The first time I had an alfajor cookie was at our local tacqueria. Two thin shortbread cookies with that mellow caramel, dulce de leche, in between, rolled in powdered sugar (as if it weren’t already sweet enough). It was soooo decadent and delicious. As is my usual, I thought, “I can make these”. But, finding [...]

For some reason, it has been hard to get back on track with writing. I’ve taken a lot of pictures, but I really haven’t been inspired to write about much of what I’ve been cooking. On the other hand, some meals have been very memorable – like the shellfish stew last week. I also made [...]

Made them this morning. Also made them last week. Recipe coming soon.

I was determined to try a different recipe for WG’s birthday cake this year. His birthday fell during Passover and he keeps the holiday rather strictly. I didn’t want him to miss a birthday cake, though. We asked him what kind of cake he wanted, but he left it up to us. Grandma and WG [...]

Last night I made something that I have never made before, strangely enough: Teriyaki Chicken. I love it. I order it when I am not in the mood for sushi at a Japanese style restaurant. I even bought a Trader Joe’s frozen chicken teriyaki for the girls’ lunches (very good, I might add). I was [...]