Monthly Archives: February 2007

default dinner: Italian sausages & sweet roasted peppers

default dinner: Italian sausages & sweet roasted peppers
So what is a default dinner you ask? Here is a hint: another default dinner is the Buttermilk Parmesan Chicken. Here is the answer: a cheesy way for me to say: ‘even a kid could make it,’ or ’5 minutes of effort for 50 minutes… [more]

A Menu full of AMMO

A Menu full of AMMO
Aha! I have your attention. You already know that I am a sucker for impressing palates at a dinner party, and my top secret is that I love doing so with minimal effort: implementing short-cuts and kitchen secrets. I feel like a criminal skulking through the shadows,… [more]

Salad Dressing: Shaken, Not Stirred

Salad Dressing: Shaken, Not Stirred
“You do the hokey-pokey and you shake it all around— that’s what it’s all about!” Who danced to this wearing roller-skates? If you are going to shake it all around in your kitchen, by all means turn up the music (probably skip the wheeled shoes, though; no doubt bruises today… [more]

Curry Carrot Soup

More soup please! I realize my recipe archive is slim, slim, slim in the realm of soup so I decided it is time to start sharing some of my favorite, soothing, bowls full of goodness. Soup is comforting, and can be just the… [more]

ice cube trays: not just for ice

ice cube trays: not just for ice
I am all about finding little helpful tricks in the kitchen, if only to make me feel ‘smart.’ Tricks sometimes save you time, but there are those that don’t. With a lot of kitchen ideas and doo-dads out there, it is essential to wade through all the ˜good things” to… [more]

buttermilk parmesan chicken tenders

So easy! And when the brain is going on fumes in deciding ‘what’s for dinner,’ this round of chicken is the perfect answer. In fact, as I write this, my 11 year old son is in the kitchen making this. There are days… and sometimes weeks, where my kitchen repertoire… [more]