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Chicken Wrapped in Parma Ham with Cantaloupe Salsa, Romaine Salad with...
I’ve been thinking about this cantaloupe salsa ever since seeing it on my favorite cooking blog, Smitten Kitchen, a couple weeks ago. The question was, as ever, what to pair it with as part of a meal...
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Crab Cakes with Rémoulade Sauce and Baby Spinach Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette
I’m coming full circle to finish up my first week of posts, which started with potato cakes and salad and is ending with crab cakes and a simpler, lighter spinach salad. I admit that there are plenty...
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Beef and Bean Tostadas and Tossed Salad with Tangy Avocado Dressing
The problem: It’s hot. I’m tired. I have a two year old that “needs dinna momma.” The solution: Tostadas. Fast, fresh, fun, and infinitely variable, tostadas are on regular rotation in my dinner...
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Tomato and Goat’s Cheese Tart with Potato, Spinach and Red Pepper Salad with...
In all honesty, I could never be a vegetarian again simply because I like bacon too much (and sausages and chorizo rank pretty highly too). After 10 years of living abroad, I’ve stopped craving most of...
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Halibut, Veracruz Style over Rice and Salad with Orange-Lime Cumin Vinaigrette
This was originally going to be tilapia, Veracruz style but Reuben was too enamored with the halibut to pass it up. I especially liked this preparation not only for the taste but also because the sauce...
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Easy Pasta Supper with Marcella Hazan’s Tomato Sauce
I’ve eaten so much pasta in my life that my blood must be part durum wheat by now. My childhood memories of dinner are crowded with images of a big bowl of salad and a basket of garlic bread on the...
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End-of-Summer Squash Sauté with Three Bean Salad
I love cooking at this time of the year. Vegetables and fruits are bountiful and at peak tastiness. It’s not too hot to use the stove top. And a week’s vacation at the end of August left me feeling...
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Cheddar Chicken Salad and Farro with Cucumber
There are a million ways to make chicken salad, but my mom’s recipe makes a knock-your-socks-off, can’t-go-wrong sandwich, especially when served on a buttery croissant. It’s perfect to take to baby...
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