Difficulty: Easy
Amazing. Simply amazing! The most time consuming step is caramelizing the onions, about 30 minutes there, but well worth the wait. In that time you can cook up your bacon and get all of the other ingredients ready. The combination of flavors just explodes and the creamy Brie (a mild creamy cheese) melts beautifully [...]
Archive for April, 2008
Roasted Red Pepper Panini w/Bacon, Brie, Caramelized Onions & Pesto
Posted in Easy, Main Dish on Monday, April 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Pasta Salad
Posted in Easy, Main Dish, Pasta on Friday, April 25, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Difficulty: Easy!
I asked Phil what he wanted for dinner last night. I was planning on not cooking at all since I was still full from lunch or just scrummaging around to satisfy his hunger, nothing spectacular planned. He threw me a curve ball and wanted pasta salad. He always does this when it starts getting [...]
Salmon Tacos w/Mango Salsa
Posted in Easy, Fish, Main Dish on Friday, April 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Difficulty: Easy
This is such a yummy easy dish to whip out when the family is waiting anxiously and probably impatiently for dinner. You can substitute any fish. The mango salsa is a must! Serve with lime wedges. Makes 8 tacos.
1 pound salmon or any fish of your liking
S & P or Lawry’s seasoning (I used [...]
Tuna Casserole
Posted in Easy, Main Dish on Thursday, April 17, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Difficulty: Super Easy!
This isn’t your typical pasta, pea & tuna casserole. Blech. This beauty has all the comforts; crusty, rustic bread, warm, melted cheddar and a nice easy roux. Simple, honest home-cooked goodness. And it hit the spot last night. Makes enough for 4 people as is, or double up to family size in a [...]
Quick Cinnamon Buns w/Cream Cheese Buttermilk Icing
Posted in Breads, Breakfast, Desserts, Moderate on Wednesday, April 16, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Difficulty: Moderate (only because they are cinnamon rolls and the instructions are wordy but I think they are Easy, under one hour!)
From Cook’s Illustrated but I have altered the icing
1 TBS melted butter, for pan
Cinnamon-Sugar filling
3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp ground cloves
1/8 tsp salt
1 TBS melted butter
Biscuit Dough
2 1/2 [...]
Breaded Chicken Tenders with Honey Mustard Dressing & Salad Greens
Posted in Chicken, Main Dish, Salads on Tuesday, April 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Difficulty: Easy
This tasty EASY dish is from a fellow recipe blogger, Breakfast Lunch & Dinner but I have made some changes. It was really easy and totally satisfying, light but filling. The panko gives the chicken such a great crunch and the tangy honey mustard dressing gives your taste buds a wake-up. If you don’t [...]
Crème Brûlée with Fresh Berries
Posted in Desserts, Moderate on Monday, April 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Difficulty: Moderate
Crème brûlée, French for “burned cream,” is a custard whose sugar topping is melted and crystallized under a broiler. This was a fun dish, I first had Creme Brulee in Sedona and it was divine. This adaptation is taken from Cooking Light so it is much friendlier to the figure than the real deal. [...]
Brown Rice with Lemon, Parmesan and Herbs
Posted in Easy, Side Dish on Monday, April 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Difficulty: Easy
I love brown rice, it is so much better for you than white and has a wonderful chew and nutty flavor. Make the switch, you won’t regret it! This side could complement many meals, the flavors are bright and are perfectly balanced. Make sure you use fresh herbs, dried will taste bitter. Serves 4.
1 [...]
Grilled Lamb
Posted in Easy, Main Dish on Monday, April 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Difficulty: Easy
New & Fun ingredient!: Lamb
This was amazing. The marinade flavors complemented the lamb but didn’t overwhelm it and grilling the meat added a wonderful depth. If you’ve never tried lamb now is the time! Serves 4 people.
Marinade
2 tablespoons minced garlic (4 to 5 cloves)
2 tablespoons minced fresh rosemary leaves
4 teaspoons minced fresh thyme leaves
1/2 [...]
Spaghetti with Parmesan & Bacon
Posted in Easy, Main Dish, Pasta on Friday, April 11, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Difficulty: Easy
From Cooking Light
This was dinner last night for Phil & I, I halved the recipe since there are just the 2 of us. I burnt my finger draining the pasta and was a little distracted with the fire-like feeling as I was trying to finish the sauce, so my eggs cooked. But it was [...]
