The Culinary Couple

Archive for December, 2008

The Holidays Are Here

12.17.2008 · Posted in family first, in good company, travel bug

The Rowlands’ traveled to Hoboken for Thanksgiving. We enjoyed the Radio City Christmas Spectacular (from the fourth row, courtesy of Andrew!) and woke up at 4:45 a.m. on Thursday to stake our spots for the Macy’s Parade. After hours on our feet watching the balloons float by Central Park, we returned to New Jersey for ...

A Bride and Her Dress

12.10.2008 · Posted in me, myself, and I, on this day we marry

It started on a page in a bridal magazine — actually several pages in several magazines. Mom, sister, and I all bookmarked the same ad. It was stunning … and expensive. But being the detective that she is, Mom found a dress shop in Lititz that carried a very similar dress … and within our ...

Hearty Lasagna

12.04.2008 · Posted in Recipes

There’s no better greeting after a long drive from State College PA to Hoboken NJ than the sweet and spicy aroma of simmering meat sauce. Nick treated Emily to a hearty and impressive lasagna one Friday evening. We didn’t eat until almost 10 p.m., but it was well worth the wait! This is a must ...

Chili

12.04.2008 · Posted in Recipes

Chili is the perfect way to warm up a cold winter night! And it’s one of those recipes that you just can’t get wrong. We added ingredients such as ground beef, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, onions, garlic, jalapeno peppers, kidney beans, black beans, and a variety of spices. Cumin and chili powder are musts. The ...

Sausage Sandwiches

12.04.2008 · Posted in Recipes

This is a Rowlands’ family favorite. And Nick became a fast fan! Ingredients sweet Italian sausage EVOO your choice of sliced peppers: red, green, yellow, jalapeno sliced onion provolone cheese ketchup hard roll Directions Cook sausage in a sauce pan with water. Saute peppers and onions in EVOO in a separate pan. Add cooked sausage ...