During the hot summer months, one of my favorite meals is a salad. I love salads because they’re cold and light and usually pretty healthy. You can have them with or without proteins, as a side or an entrée, you can even add fruit if you want to. With so many options, they just may… Continue reading Lemony Chicken Couscous Salad
Tag: dinner
Wax Bean Stir Fry
Every so often I’m in a rush to get dinner on the table. While I like to take my time and make something that takes an hour or longer, two young boys make that nearly impossible. Sure, it’d be easy to unwrap something and throw it in the microwave, but I prefer to make something… Continue reading Wax Bean Stir Fry
Caramelized Salmon
I haven’t always been a fish fan. As a matter of fact for the longest time the only fish I liked was smoked salmon… as long as it was served on a bagel smothered in cream cheese. But then some time around high school, I started to develop a palate for fish. (It might have… Continue reading Caramelized Salmon
Lebanese Hushwee
When there’s a nut allergy in your house, you have to be careful what you cook with. Since Hubs is allergic to nuts, there’s no peanut oil in the house, and every time I find a recipe that calls for something to be “nut-crusted” I skip right over and cook something else. Every so often… Continue reading Lebanese Hushwee
Corned Beef Roll-ups
Corned Beef and Cabbage is a common choice for St. Patrick’s Day. While it’s a delicious choice, it also takes quite a bit of work and a lot of time to make. I love corned beef. As a matter of fact I have one chilling in the fridge right now. But sometimes you don’t have… Continue reading Corned Beef Roll-ups
Smoked Fish Risotto
I’ve talked about Hubs fishing excursions in the past, and how they’ve always made for great dinner options. Well, his most recent outing was no different. He came home with tons of fish, and while we used plenty of it, this recipe didn’t use any that Hubs actually caught. See, a friend that went on… Continue reading Smoked Fish Risotto
Blackeyed Pea Stew and Chefs’ Toys
As I’m sure you’ve noticed I love to cook. I cook all sorts of things from entreés to desserts to of course cocktails. But I can’t cook anything if I don’t have the right tools; and while I have plenty of tools, there’s no rule that says I can’t have more. As a matter of… Continue reading Blackeyed Pea Stew and Chefs’ Toys
Breaded Mustard Chicken Thighs
Tuesday mornings are always very busy for me. I get up, get the boys’ lunches made, get them to school and then it’s off to the farmer’s market and the grocery store. I always go shopping on Tuesdays because while the grocery store is open seven days a week, the best farmer’s market by me… Continue reading Breaded Mustard Chicken Thighs
Lamb Chops with Grape Sauce
Grapes are at the height of their season right now. Red ones, green ones and of course the purple ones. While I enjoy turning my grapes into juice or just eating them right off the stem, on occasion I try to do something a little different with the sweet fruit. These lamb chops gave me… Continue reading Lamb Chops with Grape Sauce
Tuna with Plums
As you all know, I’m a huge fan of the stone fruits. Cherries, peaches, plums, pluots… I just can’t get enough. While I (like a lot of you out there) usually turn my stone fruits into something sweet, occasionally I’ll switch things up and turn that sweet fruit into something savory. Last week I turned… Continue reading Tuna with Plums
Savory Peach Chicken
I love peaches. I love them so much I do a little dance when they finally show up at the farmer’s market in the spring. Then I mourn for a few days when they disappear in the fall. I know they’ll be back, but I have to wait for such a long time before they… Continue reading Savory Peach Chicken