Wrapped & Stuffed Dates
I feel very fortunate that I have the husband that I do. Many husbands complain about shopping, spending an afternoon in stores. My husband isn’t that sort of person. In fact, if we have a weekend day without plans, we enjoy spending time shopping, whether it be looking for clothes, rummaging through consignment shops, or checking out gourmet food shops.
This past Saturday was one of those days. After a late breakfast at a local restaurant, we headed to the mall and shopped for a couple hours. We found some great buys and fun clothes for each of us. Then we…
Veal & Mushroom Soup
In the past week, I don’t believe I’ve seen the sun for more than a few minutes a day. Looking at the extended forecast has become monotonous, with day after day showing predictions of snow and rain. Granted, our accumulation has been little to none, but the weather has been dreary. After days of gloomy skies, I decided to warm our home and ourselves with bowls of steaming hot soup.
Reviewing our store of meat in the freezer, I had limited options. We had ground lamb, veal medallions, and chicken wings. Chicken wings seemed like a bad choice, and ground meat…
Single Serving Cheesecakes
Last week we celebrated our daughter’s twelfth birthday with our family. As is tradition, the birthday girl got to choose the dessert. While most people think of cakes and birthdays as a given pairing, our kids tend to choose other dessert items. Sam decided on a chocolate swirl cheesecake.
I had figured that Sam would want something with chocolate, as all four of our kids are chocolate addicts. However, more than half of our crowd aren’t chocolate lovers. So, I needed to find a way to make a dessert that would please the birthday girl and her adoring crowd. Obviously, my…
Egg Drop Soup
So, the last recipe that I’ll be posting from our belated Chinese New Year dinner is the simplest. As I was writing my articles last week, I thought about the order in which I should publish them. I’m glad that I had a moment of clarity and considered how hectic Mondays can be and saved the shortest recipe for last.
Mondays are busy due to the nature of my job, but this Monday is extra busy. First, it is February break, which means that I have a 12 and 13 year old hanging around the house, and although they understand…
Shrimp Fried Rice
When I began planning the menu for our delayed Chinese New Year dinner, I had certain dishes in mind. As we had ground pork in our freezer, I wanted to try making pork dumplings. With my husband and our 13 year old being big fans of fried rice, that was on the list. And, of course, trying to keep some healthiness to the menu, I decided to make Kung Pao Broccoli.
Deciding what to include in the fried rice was like working with LEGOs. If you’re creating something new, there are no set colors or placement of blocks; it’s your…
Kung Pao Broccoli
After a week and a half away from my kitchen, I was excited to spend some quality time cooking last night. Sadly, the reason for my kitchen absence was not a vacation to a tropical island nor a business trip in a fun city; a kitchen-based injury was the basis. Needless to say, my mandolin and I are not on speaking terms. It even may take some therapy to repair our relationship.
So. . .after a week and a half of letting others prepare meals and making the simplest of dishes on my own, I was ready to embark on a…
Pear Vinaigrette
I am a foodie. I love trying new flavors, textures, cooking methods, etc. I also am a little bit finicky about how my food is prepared. I don’t like fried food; I prefer not to have a lot of fatty ingredients, such as cream, oil, or butter, in my foods on a regular basis. Sure, I like to indulge occasionally, but for the most part I prefer healthier foods.
Because of this obsession with healthy foods, I prefer not to put salad dressing on my salad. Yep, I am that annoying restaurant customer who orders her salad, “With dressing on the…
Warm Banana Cake
A mom can break the rules every once in a while, can’t she?
As part of our Christmas presents to our kids, we planned a trip to an indoor water park. To maximize our time there and make the trip more fun for the kids, we spent all day at the water park and then spent the night at the hotel attached to it. The following morning we enjoyed a filling breakfast and slowly made our way home, stopping at a small art museum on the way.
When we returned home it was late afternoon and quite chilly. After spending the previous…
Summer in a Wrap
It’s cold.
Does that summarize winter in New England well enough? I could write a lengthy paragraph about all of the annoying parts of winter here, but there’s really no need to exert that much effort. I think my simple sentence conveys my thoughts well enough.
Most nights I try to erase the chilliness of winter with hot meals that consist of soups that have simmered on the stove all afternoon or a roast that braised in the oven all day long. However, sometimes I take a different approach to try and make the season of ice and snow disappear– a little…
Mini Chile Relleno Casseroles
Editor’s note: Food brings people together! And this week, Think Tasty and Glamour Cow are trading recipes.
This recipe is courtesy of Marisa, who is one of Glamour Cow’s food writers, as well as being a home cook, specializing in raw & vegan recipes. To find more of Marisa’s scrumptious meals & treats, check out Glamour Cow.
I love dishes where you can go from cooking, baking, or preparing right to the table. Plu,s how adorable are individual portioned meals! I think they make such a gorgeous and elegant presentation. Since this was just for my husband, I used two 12-ounce…
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