Nick has been enjoying a very wonderful spring break from school. Actually, we’ve all been enjoying it. No class on Tuesdays and Thursdays means leisurely dinners with glasses of red wine. It means no late night homework sessions and no group project meetings on Saturday mornings. It means he has more time with Sam and [...]
This salad combines some of our favorite things about summer: crisp mixed greens, sweet corn, juicy tomatoes from the garden, and homemade BBQ sauce. The sauce includes mangoes, apples, brown sugar, paprika, a chipotle pepper, ketchup, lemon juice, and a few other likely suspects. After it simmers on the stovetop and takes a spin in [...]
What can I say. We’re a bit obsessed with Thai inspired dishes: pizza, quinoa, wraps. And this salad ranks right up there with the others. It’s simple and healthy and drenched in a delicious dressing of chili garlic sauce, sesame oil, rice wine vinegar, soy sauce, peanut butter, ginger, garlic, and lime juice. Also? I [...]
I’m finally satisfied with the organization of our new kitchen. The wooden spoons and spatulas and tongs are within grabbing distance of the stove top. The cutting boards and cooling racks are neatly stacked in the cupboard below canned goods and confections. There is a drawer dedicated to baking supplies — muffin tins, measuring spoons, [...]
Some girls collect shoes, I collect kitchen gadgets and cookbooks. And Nick is well aware of my culinary interests. Yes, he buys me fancy jewelry for special occasions, but he also spoils me with gifts like this beautiful Emile Henry tagine. Tagines are ideal for cold-weather cooking, and so we pulled it off the hutch [...]
Are there meals that you make and enjoy and then forget about? Because you’re consumed by all of the other meals you want to try? Such is the story of this chicken enchilada soup. We first made it four years ago (how is it even possible that we’ve been sharing a kitchen for four years?!) [...]
Now that I’m home with Sam during the day, I struggle to find lunch ideas that are simple but still exciting. Because let’s face it — some days I barely have time for a ham sandwich and a handful of grapes, and there’s nothing exciting about that. But I’ve found that if I plan ahead [...]
I love a good chicken dish — especially one packed with flavor and oozing with cheese. We first prepared chicken rollatini when my mother visited two weeks ago. Why not kick off our Italian culinary tour with a delizioso dish of our own, right? This recipe calls for prosciutto and provolone, but you could also [...]
Yesterday it was below zero when we left for work. Yes, below zero — and that didn’t even account for the windchill. That’s the kind of cold that calls for two pairs of socks, long underwear, hot chocolate, and chicken pot pie. Thanks to Cooking Light, this is a comfort food dish that doesn’t leave [...]
Yesterday brought the first snowfall of the season. But we didn’t mind! We had our Christmas tree and holiday music, NFL, hot chocolate from festive mugs, and chicken and dumplings. This is the first time I’ve made chicken and dumplings, but I think my mother and Aunt Esther would be proud. It’s a classic dish [...]