Archive for the ‘Food’ Category

Herb Rubbed Pork Ribs with Cherry Zinfandel Barbecue Sauce

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

Tonight's dinner came from the pages of Sunset. I used frozen cherries in the sauce and omitted the mustard, and cut both recipes by about 1/3 to go with the one rack of ribs that I had. I thought this was just okay, kinda greasy, and Shaun didn't ...

Italian Chicken and Vegetable Stew

Monday, July 19th, 2010

This incredibly tasty meal was a result of me looking into the fridge, grabbing a bunch of things, thinking vaguely about bruschetta chicken and my Italian vegetable saute and the fact that bacon improves just about everything, and ended up with this great stew-like concoction. Italian Chicken and Vegetable Stew Serves 2 ...

Breakfast Skillet

Sunday, July 18th, 2010

This was a great easy meal! I used eggs and potatoes from my CSA boxes with some thinly sliced pork chops to make a balanced meal with the side of green salad we had. Breakfast Skillet Serves 4 1 lb meat of your choice, cut into small bite sized pieces (I used ...

Some Weekend Baking

Saturday, July 17th, 2010

I did some random baking this weekend. First, a (very) "rustic" (aka, ugly) raspberry lime crostata thingy. I got a flat of raspberries that turned out to be not so great, so I stirred in about 1/4 cup of flour, 1/4 cup of sugar, and the juice of ...

CSA Box for Week 5

Thursday, July 15th, 2010

This week's CSA Box has: Oregano Lettuce-Baby Heads Squash-Farmers Choice (pattypan this time) Squash-Farmers Choice (Italian this time) Potatoes-Gold Cauliflower Broccoli Beets-Red Ace Fruit boxes start up next week, and tomatoes should be coming in soon. Yay!

Chicken and Asparagus in White Wine Sauce

Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

This recipe comes from Cooking Light. We thought this was only okay. The sauce was tasty, but too thin to stick to the chicken, even though I made a bit of a roux before adding the garlic and liquid to the pan to help with that. The ...

Braised Kale and Bacon

Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

This recipe is inspired by many similar ones out there. Many of them include onion, which I didn't bother with. I added more garlic instead :-D Be sure you use low sodium chicken broth. I didn't, and it was rather salty. Other than that, ...

Pan Seared Flank Steak, Sauteed Zucchini, and Roasted Mushrooms

Monday, July 12th, 2010

An easy dinner for a Monday evening - flank steak seasoned generously with Montreal steak seasoning, seared on both sides in a cast iron skillet over medium high heat then moved to a 425 degree oven to finish cooking; a pound of little button mushrooms washed, seasoned with garlic powder, ...

Rainer Cherries

Sunday, July 11th, 2010

We're into full on cherry season here, and Shaun and I have been enjoying these gorgeous Rainer cherries just on their own for dessert!

Quick Braised Brusssels Sprouts

Sunday, July 11th, 2010

Tonight we had some bratwursts and brussels sprouts. I usually roast them, but after trying baby turnips cooked this way, I wanted to try it with brussels sprouts too, and it turned out quite nicely. Quick Braised Brussels Sprouts Serves 2 1 lb brussels sprouts, trimmed and outer dark leaves ...