Before I give you the link to this evening’s Pampered Chef dinner, I have to tell you first that I changed the cooking process. The ingredients and amounts are all the same (with the exception of my improvised basil and citrus rub, and the chicken) but the way I cooked the chicken and sauce is [...]
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Creamy Lemon Pesto Chicken
November 10, 2011
Another Pampered Chef Success
November 9, 2011
Meatloaf is something I very rarely make – by rarely I mean twice in my life – and I have no explanation for this. Seriously, why don’t I make meatloaf more often? The last time I made meatloaf was when I made chicken loaf. I’ve finally realized that this kind of dish is incredibly versatile, [...]
Time to Clean Out the Fridge Beef and Bean Stew
October 30, 2011
You know when you look in the fridge and all you see are miscellaneous things like half an onion or a quarter of a zucchini and you don’t know what you should do with them? That’s what happened last night so I decided to throw together a beef and bean stew with leftovers from the [...]
Pesto chicken noodle soup
October 18, 2011
Whenever my mom made chicken soup she didn’t cut the chicken into little itty bitty pieces – she’d throw in whole chicken legs and then she’d separate the drumstick and thigh, keeping them both in tact. That is how I like my chicken soups, with an entire drumstick poking out of the broth. The smell [...]
Pork chops with lemony gravy and asparagus
October 15, 2011
Ok, so I kinda forgot to take a picture because my stomach was too impatient and didn’t give me a chance to take a shot. As Jay put it while rubbing his belly, “Damn, that was the best pork chop I’ve ever had.” I’m gonna have to agree. Normally with pork chops I’ll tear open [...]
Garlic Roast Chicken with Rosemary and Lemon
October 7, 2011
I bought Rachael Ray’s Cooking ‘Round The Clock a few years ago and since then I’ve made a little over a handful of her recipes. Why haven’t I made more than that? I think my theory is to stick to recipes that looks exceedingly simple and require easy to obtain ingredients. This has got to [...]
Italian Simplicity
May 2, 2011
I recently found myself in amidst the lush seaside cliffs and colourful stucco houses that make up Cinque Terre in the Italian Riviera. I travelled to the tiny village of Corniglia, aboard a train that sped through tunnels carved through the rocky cliffs and the first thing I did was visit the only food shop [...]
Chicken Pilaff
February 24, 2010
I own this great cookbook called Dinner With Friends by Jane Price. I’ve tried several recipes from this book in the past and they, for the most part, have been amazing. Last night this book introduced me to a new way of cooking rice with chicken or meat without having to first cook the rice. [...]
Two Soup Fails?
February 19, 2010
Wednesday was a cloudy, dark, and gloomy day. Soft, light snow fell followed by heavy, wet snow – perfect day for hot steamy dishes like soup. For lunch I wanted something simple and comforting. On top of the fridge we have a bag of alphabet pasta Jay and I purchased on a whim several months [...]
Green Chili…again
January 28, 2010
Ever since the first time I made this Green Chili, I’ve been dreaming about it, plotting and scheming to make it again. At last, I decided it was time and tonight I died and went to pork heaven. Just as before, each piece of slowly cooked pork melted in my mouth and the sweet spice [...]
