Do you have a signature dish that you love to prepare that wows your guests every time? One of my favorite dishes is a hearty soup that I feel compelled to make this time of year. Maybe it’s because after living in San Francisco for so many years, I still feel connected to crab season….
You know you have a good dish when your girlfriends say, “yeah bring that one thing over that you made last month.” Last year it was the Lentil Bruschetta. I took it everywhere. I think this salad will be the new bring-to-every-get-together dish. This is the recipe that our neighborhood girlfriends always ask our friend…
I’m gonna post any recipe where the kids say, “Mom! This is good!” because I so rarely hear it. This dish is so-not fancy. In fact, I’ll categorize it as a bit white trash, damn tasty and an easy weeknight option. Sausage & Bean Bake 1 cup chopped medium onion 1 16 oz. package of…
I keep saying that I need to have more fish in my diet so I’m always on the look out for great fish recipes that are easy and tasty. With my new cookbook (thanks Mom!), I’ve got a few more to discover. Check out this delicious dinner from Cooking Light’s The Essential Dinner Tonight Cookbook…
My sweet mom bought me the fabulous Cooking Light: The Essential Dinner Tonight Cookbook (2009) for Christmas and she scribed inside the cover, “May this make your Tasty Tuesdays even tastier!” Isn’t that the sweetest thing, ever? Ahh, I love my mom. This book does not disappoint, it has great pictures (because that’s how I…
I have a number of Best of Sunset Recipes and seasonal Cooking Light magazines. You know that ones that are occasionally at the check out stands of your grocery store. I love them, but some of my older ones are getting really crusty and gross. So in an effort to make more room for new…
Salmon seems to be my go-to fish. I have many different ways to prepare it and it’s always tasty (as long as it’s wild and not farm-raised). Here is an easy preparation to whip up. Just make sure that you pick up dill at the grocery store earlier in the week. Everything else you will…
You know those nights when you’re just getting home, everyone’s hungry and you don’t know what to prepare? This is a great meal that can be thrown together in 20 minutes and you can even get your kids to eat it. This is great for a vegetarian family, but if you are carnivores like us,…
This morning I pulled out one of my favorite fuzzy sweaters. While I don’t necessarily think it’s an angora sweater, it certainly is reminiscent of that warm, cuddly quality. Donning this sweater feels like a declaration of fall and puts such a contented smile on my face. This week I’ll be setting up our Halloween…
I primarily learned how to cook when I lived with my GBF in San Francisco. He introduced me to a great many things. Some of which will never be mentioned on my blog. But maybe on a drunken GNO. Now his sister would say that I should give her some credit because one cookbook in…
